Grilled Filipino pork skewers
By Chatelaine
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* PLUS 2 hours marinating time
Photo, Erik Putz.
Ingredients
-
18
wooden
skewers
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1/3 cup
lemon-lime soda
, 7Up or Sprite
-
1/3 cup
soy sauce
-
1/3 cup
brown
sugar
-
3 tbsp
white
vinegar
-
2 tsp
sesame
oil
-
1 tsp
garlic powder
-
1 tsp
pepper
-
1 tsp
hot-red-chili-flakes
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750 g
pork shoulder
, cut into 3-in.-long strips about 1/4 in. thick
Sauce
-
1/2 cup
white
vinegar
-
2
garlic cloves
, minced
-
1
large chili
pepper
, chopped
-
1/2 tsp
salt
Instructions
- SOAK skewers in water for at least 20 min or overnight.
- WHISK 7Up, soy, sugar, vinegar, oil, garlic powder, pepper and pepper flakes in a medium bowl. Add pork and stir until coated. Cover and refrigerate for 2 hr or overnight.
- PREHEAT grill to medium-high. Thread each pork strip onto a skewer in an “S” shape, pushing down so skewer isn’t exposed. Reserve marinade. Oil grill and cook pork, brushing with marinade before flipping once, until pork is cooked, about 2 min per side. Remove from heat.
- SAUCE: Stir vinegar, garlic, chili pepper and salt in a bowl. Serve with pork skewers.
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Nutrition (per serving)
- Calories
- 179,
- Protein
- 22 g,
- Carbohydrates
- 15 g,
- Fat
- 4 g,
- Sodium
- 899 mg.
- Excellent source of
- vitamin B12