thai pork skewers

update: i just made these again on the weekend, possibly the most amazing skewers or pork anything i've ever had. so good i couldn't believe it.

here's something that i completely made up last week and it turned out so delicious! after i had made the marinade, i couldn't stop smelling it - it was that fresh and aromatic! i wanted to replace my boring recipe for pork tender loin, and this is what i came up with:


thai pork skewers

• 1/2 cup crunchy peanut butter (or add 1/4 cup crushed peanuts to smooth pb, that's what i did and i think the fresh peanuts really made a difference)
• 1/4 cup soy sauce
• juice from 1 lemon (about 1/4 cup, and lime would work, too)
• 1/4 cup brown sugar
• 4 cloves garlic, minced
• 2 green onions, diced
• 1/2 tsp of grated ginger
• 2 tsp coriander
• dash of cayenne pepper or crushed chili flakes
• 1 pork tenderloin, cubed
• a couple of bell peppers to skewer
• pineapple, cubed
• mushrooms, whole
• anything else you want on your skewers

combine pb, lemon juice, soy sauce, brown sugar, garlic, green onions, ginger, coriander, pepper. mix well and then thoroughly coat pork. let marinate in fridge for at least an hour - longer is better. reserve enough marinade for basting while bbqing. assemble skewers, then bbq.

since i've only made this the one time, i would add a little more spice for heat next time. i didn't know how far the chilis would go when marinating for several hours and i don't like things too spicy, or actually spicy at all.

sorry for no after picture, my house was CRAZY and i just said screw it, let's just eat already! and even though i've read it a million times, and even passed it on to you, soaking my wooden skewers for an hour in water before bbqing doesn't keep them from burning. what's up with that?? do i just need to suck it up and invest in metal ones?