FILIPINO BBQ PORK SKEWERS
Ingredients
- PREP 20 minutes
- MARINATE 4 hours
- GRILL 10 minutes
- 6 Tbsp. low-sodium soy sauce
- ½ cup Jufran Banana Sauce*
- ¼ cup lemon-lime soda
- 2 Tbsp. packed brown sugar
- 2 Tbsp. lemon juice
- 1 large clove garlic minced
- 2 fresh Thai chiles finely chopped
- ¼ tsp. salt
- ¼ tsp. black pepper
- 2 lb. pork tenderloin or boneless pork loin trimmed and cut into 1-inch pieces
- ¼ cup cider vinegar
- Hot cooked rice optional
- Pickled vegetables optional
Instructions
- 1. In a large bowl stir together ¼ cup of the soy sauce, ¼ cup of the Jufran Banana Sauce, and the next seven ingredients (through black pepper). Add the pork; toss to coat. Cover and chill 4 hours or overnight.
- 2. Meanwhile, in a small bowl stir together the remaining ¼ cup banana sauce and 2 Tbsp. soy sauce and the vinegar. Remove ¼ cup to use during grilling. Reserve the remaining glaze.
- 3. If using wooden skewers, soak them in water 30 minutes before grilling. Let pork stand at room temperature 30 minutes before grilling. Thread pork onto eight 10- to 12-inch skewers.
- 4. Lightly oil grates on grill. Grill skewers, covered, over medium heat about 10 minutes or until done (145°F), turning and brushing with the ¼ cup glaze halfway through grilling. If desired, serve with rice and pickled vegetables. Drizzle with the reserved glaze. Makes 4 servings (2 skewers each).
- *NOTE Jufran Banana Sauce is a popular Filipino alternative to ketchup that is fruitier and tangier than traditional tomato ketchup. If you can’t find it, stir together ¼ cup ketchup, 2 Tbsp. packed brown sugar, 2 Tbsp. lemon juice, and 1 Tbsp. mashed very ripe banana.
- PER SERVING 297 cal., 4 g fat (1 g sat. fat), 140 mg chol., 1,052 mg sodium, 13 g carb., 0 g fiber, 11 g sugars, 47 g pro.
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Banana sauce, a Filipino condiment, acts as the base for the brushing sauce that gives these pork skewers a sweet-sour flavor and caramelized char.
Purchase it online or make your own using the recipe, left.
