25 Healthy Cubed Pork Recipes That Are Perfect For Any Meal

Some soup-like delights are also Green Chilli Stew, Pork in Tomato Sauce with Potatoes and Peppers, and Winter Pork Stew Recipes, with sweetmeats such as Pork Kebabs, and Pork and Pineapple Skewers with Orange Balsamic Glaze and Greek Pork Souvlaki.

Cubed pork steak is prepared with a specialized cubing tenderizer to give it texture and shape. And this allows the pork to absorb seasonings easily and makes it softer.

It can be boiled, fried, drenched in gravy, seared, or breaded. Any option you choose for your meal, these little babies have got you covered.

They can be combined with either vegetables, potatoes or any sides you wish to serve them with. One more thing, with just the right kind of sauce, your cubed pork recipes will be the latest talk in your neighborhood. 

Quick Table: Rich Cubed Pork Recipes 

Recipe	Calories Per Serving	Preparation Time
Baked Barbecue Pork Riblet	609	2 Hours 25 Minutes
Garlic Pork Bite	364	45 Minutes
Instant Pot Pork Adobo	604	30 Minutes
Braised Pork In Sweet Soy Sauce	494	40 Minutes
Easy Pork Homonado with Pork belly	922	50 Minutes
Pork Cubed Steak With Golden Brown Gravy	Not Available	Not Available
Pork Belly Bites	598	30 Minutes
Garlic Butter Pork Bites With Lemon Green Beans	446	20 Minutes
Italian Cannellini Beans With Braised Pork Shoulder & Bitter Greens	Not Available	Not Available
Pork Estofado	760	1 Hour 5 Minutes
Pork Candy (Pork Belly Burnt Ends)	1035	5 Hours 30 Minutes
Sweet And Sour Stir Fry	420	35mins
Green Chilli Stew With Pork	195	1hr 50mins
Pork Kebabs	280	35 Minutes
Mushroom Pork Chops	600	35mins
Pork and Apple Skewer With Orange Balsamic Glaze	452	1hr
Pork Igado	415	40mins
Pork Cubes And Vegetable Fried Rice	Not Available	Not Available
Pork In Tomato Sauce With Potatoes And Pepper	626	1hr 15mins
Honey Pork – Cube Steak	Not Available	Not Available
Honey Mustard Pork Chops Skillets	526	40mins
Rafute (Okinawan Shoyu Pork)	331	2 Hour 15 Minutes
Authentic Vietnamese Caramelized Pork Belly (Thit Kho Tau)	1606	1 Hour 45 Minutes
Greek Pork Souvlaki	184	40 Minutes
Winter Pork Stew	288	2 Hours

1. Baked Barbecue Pork Riblets

You know that succulent pork riblet that you ate at your Asian friend’s birthday party and have had a hard time getting off your mind? Here’s the recipe for you on a platter.

It is relatively easy to make. Just slow-baked pork in a homemade barbecue sauce. 

With Pork riblet, Brown sugar, Worcestershire Sauce, White vinegar, ketchup and seasoning  the ever golden, England special, Worcestershire sauce

If getting riblets might give you a hard time, you can make them yourself with pork ribs and cut them yourself, or you can get them at an Asian market or grocer. Riblets are often the main attraction in Asian cuisines.

Calories Per Servings: 609

Preparation Time: 2 Hours 25 Minutes

2. Garlic Pork Bites

Instead of those garlic bulbs in your kitchen going to waste, why don’t you make some toothsome goodies you can carry along while visiting your friends at the school hostel?  

It’s quite simple and easy. Dice the pork chops into small cubes and season with a mix of onion powder, salt, and pepper.

Sear the seasoned pork in a pan and douse it in a creamy garlic sauce. Serve with pasta, mashed potatoes, green beans, or asparagus. It’s so delicious and satisfying. 

Calories Per Servings: 364

Preparation Time: 45 Minutes

3. Instant Pot Pork Adobo

If you have been dreaming about having a Filipino native meal. Here’s what you have been waiting for.

Marinate your diced pork in sauce and vinegar. Then apply the braising method to cooking by browning, overheating, and slow-cooking in liquid. Give it a bit of tanginess by adding cayenne pepper. 

If you want to bring out the best taste of this recipe. Ensure to marinate the pork overnight and allow the pork to adequately absorb the sauce. It makes your meat more tender and dripping with juice.

One more thing: if you enjoy garlicky, delectable food, you can go all out with the garlic.

Serve with white rice, white quinoa, or mashed potatoes. 

Calories Per Servings: 604

Preparation Time: 30 Minutes

4. Braised Pork In Sweet Soy Sauce

Weekends are mostly for hangouts, as you are planning the menu for your next family hangout over the next week.

This recipe should be at the top of your list. Simply braise the pork in a flavorful, sweet soy sauce, let it simmer briefly, and top with green onions.

They can be made using straightforward kitchen staples. No sweat! And they are very easy to make. If you have some leftovers, you can freeze them for about 3-4 days, but make sure they are stored in an airtight container. 

Serve it with some sides, such as ramen stir fry, egg roll soup, or cauliflower rice.

Calories Per Servings: 494

Preparation Time: 40 Minutes

5. Easy Pork Hamonado With Pork Belly

Experience heaven on earth as you savor this pork hamonado. All you need to prepare this mouth-watering dish is pork belly braised in pineapple juice and soy sauce. 

It involves a straightforward method of braising your pork in a mixture of pineapple juice and soy sauce along with aromatics, such as garlic, onion, peppercorns, and bay leaves.

Add some brown sugar for a slight sweetness and lace it with some pineapple chunks to give it a badass finish. 

Please! Cook slowly to allow the fat to melt and the tough, connective tissues to soften, to create the kind of tenderness this meal deserves.

It is so yummy. You can’t have enough of it. Served over sizzling hot rice, this delicious dish is pure bliss.

Calories Per Servings: 922

Preparation Time: 50 Minutes

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6. Pork Cubed Steak With Golden Brown Gravy

When you go shopping this weekend, remember to get some cubed pork steak and check out the newest rave in town. You shouldn’t, for any reason, miss out on it. It’s a delectable pork cube steak with golden brown gravy.

It is tasty, nourishing, and buttery. The ideal weekend supper for your family is here, and you can be sure that it will become a staple in your home. 

Stir together the cubed steak, self-rising flour, salt, black pepper, onion powder, granulated garlic, vegetable or corn oil, and chicken broth to create this awesome delight, and serve with mashed potatoes.

You will be grateful you did. Simple and appetizing!

Calories Per Servings: Not Available

Preparation Time: Not Available

7. Pork Belly Bites

Savor this tasty and deliciously edible treat. They are so flavorful and easy to prepare. In fact, it doesn’t require a grill to cook them. The interesting part is that the BBQ sauce and rub needed are homemade and healthy.

This will keep the dish low in carbs and keto-friendly. It’s perfect for people with special dietary needs.

With simple ingredients that include sugar-free BBQ sauce, BBQ rub, salt, and pork belly. You have your meal done and ready to be served with some keto coleslaw.   

Calories Per Servings: 598

Preparation Time: 30 Minutes

8. Garlic Butter Pork Bites With Lemon Green Beans

Try this tantalizing badass pair and you will come back with the testimony. Garlic butter pork bites with lemon green beans is just an awesomely delicious dish that everyone in your family will love. So tasty and easy to whip up.

Pan-seared the garlic butter pork bites to have some crispy edges and cooked in a palatable garlic butter sauce and served with healthy green beans. As simple as 123! It is gluten-free and low-carb. A healthy meal for everyone.

If you wish, you can blanch your green beans to keep the nice green colour of the vegetable.

Calories Per Servings: 446

Preparation Time: 20 Minutes

9. Italian Cannellini Beans With Braised Pork Shoulder & Bitter Greens

Thinking of trying out a special cuisine. This powerful and utterly delicious combination is just what you need. It is just another form of a tasty casserole. 

Don’t trade the Italian cannellini beans for any other ingredient as they have a delectable taste and texture to make the meal special.

Although you can use white kidney beans(which take longer to cook) or navy beans if Italian cannellini isn’t available. Adding some bitter greens to give it some zesty vibes. 

Calories Per Servings: Not Available

Preparation Time: Not Available

10. Pork Estofado

As you prepare to host your Filipino family friend for lunch next week. Try this flavorful and tasty pork estofado. It’s pretty delightful and will make an excellent treat for a family. 

All you need is some pork marinated in soy sauce, pepper and Worcestershire sauce, cooked until tender. Cook the meat with veggies, diced fresh tomatoes, tomato sauce and bread crumbs.

If you love thicker sauce, feel free to add cornstarch to it for a better feeling.

Calories Per Servings: 760

Preparation Time: 1 Hour 5 Minutes

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11. Pork Candy (Pork Belly Burnt Ends)

Candies are always a favorite for kids any day, anytime. Imagine making some healthy and tasty candies from pork, that the whole family could enjoy. So yum! 

These babies are so appetizing and could pass for a dessert too. Your family will love it and your kids will never have enough of it.

Trust this meat nugget to become an all-time affair in your home because of its sweetness and tastiness. You just gotta love it!

Stir up some pork belly, BBQ sauce, BBQ spice rub, brown sugar, butter and honey and you are good to go.

Calories Per Servings: 1035

Preparation Time: 5 Hours 30 Minutes 

12. Sweet And Sour Stir Fry

Nothing compares to serving a piping hot bowl of rice with some nicely prepared vegetable stir fry, loaded with chunks of pork. The beauty and taste of this amazing pair are just unexplainable. So heavenly and inviting!

With a mix of some sliced pork tenderloin with broccoli, bell pepper and sweet and sour sauce, all made ready within a blink of an eye. So easy to cook and delicious!

Serve as topping with rice, pasta, or any side of your choice.

Calories Per Servings: 420

Preparation Time: 35 Minutes

13. Green Chili Stew With Pork

Stew seems to be a regular dish everyone likes but this green chili stew recipe is a game changer. Try it and you will absolutely fall in love with it!

Packed with lots of juice and the right amount of green chillies to keep the stew bursting with flavors as well as some awesome seasoning to allow the flavors to flow together. 

It contains a large amount of roasted green chillies, potatoes, and tender bite-sized pork, all simmered low and slow until it’s ready to be served.

It’s so easy and very tasty! Throw in some cilantro when ready to switch up the flavor.

Calories Per Servings: 195

Preparation Time: 1 Hour 50 Minutes

14. Pork Kebabs

Ladies and gentlemen. The category is? “Meat On The Stick” 

Everyone enjoys these succulent and enticing pork kebabs. 

Made from cooked pork tenderloin marinated in paprika, olive oil and fresh garlic, laced with red bell peppers, onions and bacon and arranged into skewers

This makes a perfect match with the creamy mustard maple dipping sauce!

You can add some bacon to make them super juicy and a generous layer of umami flavor to the shish kebabs. 

It’s just the right menu list for parties, birthdays, or any type of gathering. It is low in carbs and keto/whole-30/paleo-friendly. It’s the kind of healthy meat recipe your kids will love and be sure they will gain some protein from it.

Calories Per Servings: 280

Preparation Time: 35 Minutes

15. Mushroom Pork Chops

Try this palatable mushroom pork chop dish. It’s made from golden fried thick, bone-in chops, doused in homemade mushroom sauce.

If you are the type to get really practical in the kitchen, make your homemade mushroom gravy with mushrooms, butter, flour, and broth. 

Remember not to slice the mushrooms too thin so they remain in place during cooking and can give you a nice hearty piece just as you like it.

Pork needs an internal temperature of at least 145°F and it rises a few degrees as it rests. Watch out for this when calculating when to take them off the heat.

It’s amazing for a weekend night or that special dinner you are planning with your friends.

Calories Per Servings: 600

Preparation Time: 35 Minutes

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16. Pork And Apple Skewers With Orange Balsamic Glaze 

A super classic combination of apple and pork all caramelized with a super tasty and juicy sauce are all you should be thinking to have in your next hang grill time with buddies. 

The taste is out of this world and you will never expect the level of goodness it serves. 

And you know what stands out? The orange balsamic glaze gets brushed on them before getting them off the grill.

It’s made from orange juice and balsamic vinegar, plus a nice amount of freshly ground black pepper that adds the perfect turn-up to the heat!

Calories Per Servings: 452

Preparation Time: 1 Hour

17. Pork Igado

Satisfy your traditional Filipino meal cravings with this simple Igado dish. Invite your Philippine friend over and make this dish together with them over the weekend.

It requires pork liver, pork tenderloin, and pork belly combined with vegetables with a mix of vinegar and soy sauce. The oomph of the dish and flavour is irresistible.

Igado is an Ilocano dish similar to adobo but with menudo. This is why you need your friends to help with the dishes.

Ensure to use a pot with a lid to make Igado retain more liquid compared to a wok or shallow pan. And do not overcook the liver so it becomes tough and chewy. 

Calories Per Servings: 415 

Preparation Time: 40 Minutes

18. Pork Cubes And Vegetable Fried Rice

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Marinate some pork loin chops in a unique and flavorful sauce made up of only three ingredients – oyster sauce, soy sauce, and sugar. Sear them and cook them separately.

Prepare some vegetable fried rice just the way you want it and layer it with the juicy and appetizing pork chops. You are about to have the best meal pairing you can ever think of!

It’s mouth-watering, flavorful, and easy to whip up. Get to the kitchen and make it happen.

Calories Per Servings: Not Available

Preparation Time: Not Available

19. Pork In Tomato Sauce With Potatoes And Peppers

You’ll only need a handful of ingredients. Those tomatoes laying in your pantry can actually be put to good use and make you a delicious meal you couldn’t imagine. Try this easy and budget-friendly meal.

With pork and potatoes dipped and cooked in tomato sauce with a bit of pepper added to give it some zing. Your meal is ready! It saves you stress and is easy to prepare.

It can serve as your family’s dinner after a busy day, and your children will totally love it. Guess what? You can add some vegetables to it for a better “feeling”.

Calories Per Servings: 626

Preparation Time: 1 Hour 15 Minutes

20. Honey Pork – Cube Steak

With the simplest ingredients, you can get in your pantry, you can make this dish, and it will be worth a try.

All you need is just pork cube steak, granulated garlic powder, salt and honey. Garnish with vegetables of your choice and you have a meal ready to be savored.

It’s so juicy, tender and easy to make. Perfect for picnics and any kind of gathering. Serve with your favorite drink and enjoy the moment!

Calories Per Servings: Not Available

Preparation Time: Not Available

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21. Honey Mustard Pork Chops Skillet

How about an appetizing honey mustard pork dish for dinner with the neighbors? An easy one-pan skillet method is all you need to get this ready. Try it and grace your taste bud with its sweetness and unforgettable flavor. 

It features simple ingredients like pork chops and potatoes all cooked in a sauce with a bit of tanginess and juiciness to fulfill your taste desires.

Serve with a simple veggies side dish such as roasted asparagus, green beans and bacon and cheesy broccoli and cauliflower gratin. 

Ensure to pat the pork chops dry before seasoning, to help them to get crispy and amazing. To get the best flavor, use natural raw honey.

Calories Per Servings: 526

Preparation Time: 40 Minutes

22. Rafute (Okinawan Shoyu Pork)

Have you heard about a special and delightful dish called Rafute? It is a native Hawaiian dish. This Okinawan Shoyu Pork is a version of the traditional Hawaiian Okinawan food.

It’s basically a meal filled with braised pork belly. Really satisfying and full of favor.

It’s super tasteful, delicious and spicy and you will completely love everything about it. Goes well with rice.

If you are attending a Hawain Family gathering and thinking of the best dish to take along for the event. This is the right choice for you. 

Just so you know, the first set of Hawaains that migrated as contract laborers came with their food just as the Chineses, Koreans, and Filipinos.

As with all the different ethnic groups (like Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Filipino) that came to Hawaii. Over time their food became a regular food we eat today. And, shoyu is simply a Japanese name for soy sauce.

Calories Per Servings: 331

Preparation Time: 2 Hour 15 Minutes

23. Authentic Vietnamese Caramelized Pork Belly (Thit Kho Tau)

As you are preparing to host the new Viet family next door that just moved into the neighborhood for dinner, it will be nice to surprise them with something tasty and unique to their taste buds.

They will love you for it and appreciate your thoughtfulness. And that earns you the best neighbor ever space in their hearts!

This Vietnamese Caramelized Pork Belly (Thit kho tau) is a classic comfort food of Viet families. Made from pork belly braised with caramel sauce and fish sauce until it gives a beautiful caramel color, yet bursting with flavor.

You can either try the northern and southern version, with just a little difference in the ingredients. 

Serve with steaming hot rice and enjoy!

Calories Per Servings: 1606

Preparation Time: 1 Hour 45 Minutes

24. Greek Pork Souvlaki

This skewer is way out of the league of any skewered stuff you can think of because it’s nothing like the ones you have had before. Easy to make and incredibly tasty and toothsome.

It contains some garlicky and herbs to switch up the flavor.  

Serve with a generous amount of tzatziki sauce and you will be wowed by the level of tastiness. Add some rice to the side and a nice greek salad and then you will be reeling in the experience of this special gift of the recipe we offered you.  

Calories Per Servings: 184

Preparation Time: 40 Minutes

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25. Winter Pork Stew Recipe

Winter season approaches and you need to have some nice and sweet recipes handy you can fall on for the season.

This awesome one-pan pork stew with a bit of sweetness from parsnips and sweet potatoes, and turnips and potatoes all combined gives a divine taste and flavor to die for.

This is definitely the stew to turn to when winter winds start to howl.

Perfect for lunch or dinner! Serve with a side dish like fall fruit salad because the flavor of the apple in it gives a nice blend to the honey in the meal.

Calories Per Servings: 288

Preparation Time: 2 Hours 

Frequently Asked Questions

What Are Cube Pork Steaks Made Of?

Pork Cube Steaks are tougher, cheaper pork meats, sometimes gotten from the shoulder of the pig. They are often cut like steaks.

They are either softened by being bashed with a meat mallet or by being cut into smaller cubes by a machine called a “cuber.” 

Are Cubed Steaks Pork Or Beef?

Cube steak can either be made from beef or pork, depending on the individual’s choice. They are both flavorful, less expensive cuts of meat taken from the top or bottom round — a tough portion near the rump of the cow or pig.  

What’s Another Name For Cubed Steaks?

Cubed steaks can be called Swiss steaks or minute steaks. The Canadian term mostly used is “minute steaks.”