Seared Pork Skewers
Created by TeresaS on February 1, 2016
- Servings: 4
- Prep Time: 25m
- Cook Time: 8m
- Recipe #22729
Ingredients
- 1 pound boneless pork loin (cut into 3/4 inch cubes)
- Fresh ginger (2 inch piece grated)
- 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped
- 2 tablespoons fish sauce
- 1 tablespoon dry sherry
- 1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper
- 2 teaspoons oil
- Fresh mint, to garnish
- FOR VIETNAMESE DIPPING SAUCE
- 2 tablespoons fish sauce
- 2 tablespoons water cold water
- 2 tablespoons fresh chopped cilantro
- 1 teaspoon chopped red chiles
- 1 teaspoon brown sugar (soft)
How to Make
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Step 1: Soak 8 wooden skewers in water while you are preparing the recipe.
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Step 2: Place the pork in a bowl with the ginger, garlic, fish sauce, sherry, salt and pepper and marinate it for 20 minutes.
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Step 3: Drain the pork and reserve the marinade.
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Step 4: Dry the skewers with paper towels and thread the meat onto the them.
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Step 5: Brush a George Foreman grill with oil and heat until extremely hot.
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Step 6: Cook the skewers of pork, 3 at a time, for about 3 to 4 minutes: turn the skewers regularly until the pork becomes a dark golden brown and sprinkle over a little of the marinade.
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Step 7: Do not overcook the pork or it will become very dry.
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Step 8: Garnish with the mint and serve with Vietnamese Dipping Sauce and steamed rice or cooked rice noodles.
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Step 9: To prepare the sauce -- In a bowl, mix together all the ingredients.
Nutritional Facts
- Serving Size: 1 (145.1 g)
- Calories 251.1
- Total Fat - 12.3 g
- Saturated Fat - 3.5 g
- Cholesterol - 90.7 mg
- Sodium - 1611.6 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 2.4 g
- Dietary Fiber - 0.1 g
- Sugars - 1.7 g
- Protein - 31 g
- Calcium - 20.5 mg
- Iron - 0.9 mg
- Vitamin C - 1 mg
- Thiamin - 0.6 mg