Easy Baked Pork Steaks in the Oven {Pork Neck Recipe #1}

1) 2 kg/70 oz of pork neck (Boston butt)
2) 3-5 garlic cloves or to taste
3) 150 g/5 oz of green or yellow bell peppers
4) 200 g/7 oz of tomatoes
5) some salt and ground black pepper to taste
6) 3-5 thyme twigs or 1 tbsp of dried thyme
7) 300 ml/15 fl oz of water
8) 100 ml/3.5 fl oz of vegetable oil (optional)

step 1: cut the Boston butt into thick slices of about 2 fingers wide, then place the pork neck slices into the tray in a single layer
step 2: peel de garlic, cut it into rounds and place them over the pork neck slices
step 3: remove the stub and seeds from the bell pepper, cut them into strips, and place them over the pork neck slices
step 4: slice tomatoes and place them into the tray all over the pork slices
step 5: season ingredients with some salt and ground black pepper to taste
step 6: sprinkle fresh thyme twigs or dried thyme all over ingredients
step 7: pour about 300 ml or 10 fl oz of water into the tray
step 8: optionally, pour a bit of vegetable oil over ingredients in the tray for better roasting
step 9: cover the tray with aluminum foil and place it in the oven at 180 Celsius degrees or 360 Fahrenheit degrees for about 45 min
step 10: remove foil from the tray, then put it back in the oven at 230 Celsius degrees or 445 Fahrenheit degrees for about 30 min or until ingredients are golden