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Smoky Dry-Rubbed Pork Steaks

By Amiel Stanek

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Smoky DryBrined Pork Shoulder Steaks on a platter with charred lemons.
Photo by Joseph De Leo, Prop Styling by Sophie Strangio, Food Styling by Monica Pierini. Platter Courtesy of Heath Ceramics.

A little sweet, a little spicy, a little smoky—these pork shoulder steaks have everything it takes to steal the show at your next dinner party. (It’s so good it could even steal the spotlight from turkey on Thanksgiving.) To make the steaks, cut a boneless pork butt crosswise against the grain, or special-order presliced steaks from your butcher.

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