Pork Steaks

17 Jun, 2026

Texas BBQ pork steaks are thick-cut slices of bone-in pork shoulder (Boston butt) cooked over live fire or slow-smoked until incredibly tender, juicy, and rich with rendered fat. While brisket rules the Lone Star State, pork steaks are a nostalgic, legendary staple most famously championed by pitmaster Tootsie at Snow's BBQ.

Pork Steaks are 1.5 - 2 inches thick and are cut perpendicular to the bone from the pork shoulder. This ensures there is a generous portion of the money muscle in each slice. The steaks and seasoned simply ad typically mopped throughout the cook.

Pork steaks are cooked low and slow over direct heat. In this recipe, Matt uses his whole hog cooker with Meat Church lump charcoal.

Ingredients

Bone in pork butt
Meat Church Gospel All-Purpose Seasoning
Meat Church Holy Cola BBQ sauce

Preparing the cooker
Light your pit and let it come up to 275° In this video, we used our BQ Grills hog cooker with Meat Church lump charcoal. This will let us cook over a direct fire that is far enough away from the cooking grate to where the flame won’t touch the meat.

Prepping the steaks
Using a sharp knife cut 1.5 inch steaks perpendicular to the money muscle. Once you reach the bone, cut with an electric hand saw.