Pork On The Barbie!

  So now that the warmer weather is finally here everything goes on the grill outside, it keeps the house cool inside, all the mess is out there too so it's easy clean up.  I put everything on the grill, including bread, pizza and desserts, just so I don't have to cook inside.

So on my grill last night I cooked pork.  I'm not much of a pork eater, but I like to throw it in the mix of making meals every once in a while.  I try to find new ways to make it, to keep it interesting.  I made pork kebobs with my pork and added a little flair to it, with a sweet and spicy ginger marinade and fresh fruit and vegetables.  They were very easy to put together and took only minutes to grill.  Recipe below.  To print recipe, click on it, highlight and print.

I used bamboo skewers, but soak them in water in the morning so they don't burn on the grill.  I just laid them out on a baking sheet and covered them with water.  Skewer all your meat, fruit and vegetables.  Brush with marinade, place on the grill.

Cook for 8 minutes on each side, depending on the thickness of your pork.  Turn them, brush marinade on the other side and these delicious kebobs are done and ready to eat!

PORK KEBOBS ON THE GRILL

Ingredients

For the Ginger Marinade
1 cup honey
3/4 cup soy sauce
8 cloves minced garlic
3 tablespoons fresh grated ginger
1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes, more if you like heat, omit if you don't

For the Skewers

6 bamboo skewers

3 center cut boneless pork chops, cut in 1 " pieces

2 cups of fresh pineapple chunks

1/2 big green bell pepper, cut in chunks 

1/2 big portobello mushroom cap, cut in chunks
2 tablespoons olive oil

Directions
Early in the day place bamboo skewers on a baking sheet and cover with water.  This is so they don't burn on the grill.  With a whisk, mix all the marinade ingredients together in a medium size bowl.  Place the cut pieces of pork in a plastic resealable bag and pour about 1/2 cup of marinade over the pork. Mix to coat the pork and refrigerate until ready to use, reserve the remaining marinade to baste your kebobs.

When ready to grill, skewer a couple of pieces of pork (discard the marinade the pork was in, do not reuse), then a piece of pineapple, pepper and mushroom, place on a clean baking sheet.  Repeat until the skewers are full, brush with marinade. Brush the olive oil on grill plates then place skewers on, cook for about 8 minutes on each side, brushing with marinade as they are grilling. Makes 6 servings.