Pork Apricot And Red Onion Kebobs Recipes

PORK, APRICOT, AND RED-ONION KEBABS

Steps:

• Heat grill to medium; lightly oil grates. Soak four 12-inch wooden skewers in a shallow dish of water for 15 minutes (or use metal ones).
• Make basting sauce: In a small saucepan, heat jam, cayenne, and 1 tablespoon water over medium-low until jam is liquefied; season with salt and pepper.
• Onto each skewer, alternately thread 5 pieces of pork with 8 of apricot and 4 of onion, beginning and ending with pork. Grill kebabs, turning occasionally and brushing with basting sauce, until pork is cooked through and apricots begin to char, 12 to 14 minutes.

PORK AND ONION KABOBS

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine the first six ingredients. Remove half for basting; cover and refrigerate. Pour remaining marinade into a large resealable plastic bag. Add the pork; seal bag and turn to coat. Cover and refrigerate for 3 hours or overnight. , Drain and discard marinade. On six metal or soaked wooden skewers,, alternately thread pork and onions. , Grill, uncovered, over medium heat for 5 minutes; turn. Baste with reserved marinade. Continue turning and basting for 10-15 minutes or until meat is tender.

BARBECUED PORK-AND-APPLE KEBABS

Steps:

• Heat grill to medium-high. Make the sauce: In a large bowl, combine jam, vinegar, tomato paste, and 1 tablespoon oil. Season with salt and pepper. Set aside.
• Assemble 4 long skewers, alternating 4 pork cubes with 2 onion wedges and 2 apple wedges on each (begin with pork and end with apple). Roll skewers in remaining tablespoon oil. Season with salt and pepper.
• Lightly oil grates. Place skewers on grill; cover grill, and cook, turning occasionally, until grill marks are visible, 6 to 8 minutes.
• Open grill; baste skewers with some sauce, and cook, turning skewers and basting occasionally with more sauce, until pork is no longer pink in the center and is nicely glazed, 4 to 8 minutes more.

PORK, APRICOT AND RED-ONION KEBOBS

Steps:

• Heat grill to medium: lightly oil grates. Soak four 12-inch wooden skewers in a shallow dish of water for 15 minutes (or use metal ones).
• Make basting sauce: In a small saucepan, heat jam, cayenne, and 1 tablespoon water over medium-low heat until jam is liquified; season with salt and pepper.
• Onto each skewer, alternately thread 5 pieces of pork with 8 of apricot and 4 of onion, beginning and ending with pork. Grill kebabs; turning occasionally; brushing with basting sauce, until pork is cooked through and apricots begin to char.

APRICOT GLAZED PORK KEBOBS

Steps:

• Preheat grill to medium-high heat.
• Place preserves in a 2 cup glass measure, and microvave on high for 1 minute, stirring after 30 seconds.
• Stir in soy sauce, lemon juice, and garlic.
• Place3/4 cup of the preserves mixture along with the pork in a zip-loc plastic bag, and seal.
• Marinate at room temperature for 30 minutes.
• Remove pork from bag, and discard marinade.
• Thread pork evenlyonto 8 (8 inch) skewers.
• Sprinkle pork evenly with salt, and pepper.
• Set aside the remaining 1/4 cup apricot mixture.
• Place pork on a grill rack coated with cooking spray, and baste with half of the remaining apricot mixture, and grill for 3 1/2 minutes.
• Turn pork over, and baste with remaining other half of remaining apricot mixture, and grill for 3 1/2 minutes or until desired degree of doneness.
• Remove pork from grill, and brush with remaing 1/4 cup apricot mixture that was set aside.

PORK AND PINEAPPLE KEBABS WITH SWEET-AND-SOUR SAUCE

Steps:

• In a large bowl whisk together the red-wine vinegar, the garlic paste, and the red pepper flakes, add the vegetable oil in a stream, whisking, and whisk the marinade until it is emulsified. Add the pork, stirring to coat it with the marinade, and let it marinate, covered and chilled, for at least 6 hours or overnight.
• In a bowl whisk together the ketchup, the distilled vinegar, the sugar, the soy sauce, the salt, and the sesame oil until the sugar is dissolved and reserve the sauce.
• Drain the pork, reserving the marinade, and thread it and the pineapple, alternating them, onto the skewers, using 4 pieces of pork and 3 pieces of pineapple on each skewer. Brush the kebabs with some of the reserved marinade and grill them on a rack set 5 to 6 inches over glowing coals, basting them for the first 10 minutes with the reserved marinade and turning them, for 20 to 25 minutes, or until the pork is just cooked through but still juicy. Brush the kebabs with the reserved sweet-and sour sauce and grill them, turning them, for 2 minutes more. (Discard any remaining marinade; do not serve it as an accompaniment.)

CURRIED PORK & ORANGE KABOBS

Steps:

• In a small bowl, mix oil, minced onion, garlic and spices; reserve half of mixture for basting kabobs while cooking. Cut pork, peppers, onion and unpeeled orange into 1-in. pieces. On four metal or soaked wooden skewers, alternately thread pork, vegetables and orange; brush with remaining curry mixture., Grill kabobs, covered, over medium heat 10-15 minutes or until vegetables and pork are tender, turning occasionally. Baste frequently with reserved curry mixture during the last 4 minutes of cooking.