Sweet And Sour Pork Kababs Recipes

SWEET-AND-SOUR SHISH KABOBS

Steps:

• In a large resealable bag, combine 1/4 cup of the apricot preserves, the tamari, chili paste and sesame oil. Add the diced chicken and toss to combine. Marinate in the refrigerator for at least 4 hours or up to overnight.
• Preheat a grill pan over medium heat. Thread each skewer in the following order: pepper, chicken, pineapple, chicken, pepper, chicken, pineapple. Repeat until all the chicken is used; reserve the marinade in the bag.
• Drizzle the skewers with the olive oil and place them in the hot grill pan. Cook, rotating often, until the chicken is cooked through and edges of the pineapple are golden brown, about 10 minutes.
• Meanwhile, place the reserved marinade and the remaining 2 tablespoons apricot preserves in a small saucepan and bring to a boil. Baste the skewers with this mixture 2 or 3 times during cooking.

SWEET AND SOUR PORK KABOBS WITH FRIED RICE

Steps:

• Kabobs:
• In a small bowl, mix first 5 ingredients together to make a marinade. Set marinade aside. In a medium bowl, place vegetables and pineapple. Place pork in a different medium bowl. Distribute marinade evenly between the 2 bowls and toss pork to coat. Refrigerate at least 15 minutes, or up to 8 hours.
• Preheat the broiler.
• Thread the pork, vegetables, and pineapple alternately on 4 skewers. Place skewers in a broiling pan and broil until pork is cooked through and beginning to brown, turning skewers halfway through cooking, about 5 minutes per side.
• Fried Rice:
• Open fried rice package and reserve seasonings. Combine rice and butter in a heavy large skillet and saute over medium heat until rice is golden brown, about 2 minutes. Gradually add 2 cups water, soy sauce, and seasonings from fried rice package. Bring to a boil. Cover skillet and reduce heat to low. Simmer until rice is tender, about 15 minutes. Remove skillet from heat and sprinkle pineapple, peas, carrots, and corn over rice mixture. Cover and let stand for 5 minutes. Fluff rice with a fork and mix in pineapple, peas, carrots, and corn.

SWEET & SOUR PORK

Steps:

• Mix rice vinegar, soy sauce, sugar, ketchup and apple cider vinegar in a medium mixing bowl and stir together until well combined. Place pork chop pieces in marinade, cover and let it marinate in the fridge for 1-2 hours. I make it in the morning and let the pork sit in a Ziplock bag with the marinade until dinner.
• Remove the pork chops from the fridge, and one piece at a time, place them on the skewers.
• After adding one piece of pork, add 2 pieces of purple onion, and 1-2 red pepper pieces, add another piece of pork and repeat process until skewer is full. You can even place two pieces of pork together - you get to decide.
• Set kabob on a plate and repeat with the remaining pork, onions, and peppers. Keep the remaining marinade for basting the pork on the grill while it is cooking.
• Heat gas or charcoal grill. Place pork on grill over medium heat. Cover grill and cook 3 minutes, then turn over the kabob, baste with remaining marinade and cook another 3 minutes.
• At this point check the pork with your digital thermometer. To know if the pork is done, the juices should be clear and the center of thickest part is cut (145°F).If not done, continue to cook. At this point, I leave the lid open and just turn the kabobs so they are cooked evenly on both sides.

SWEET AND SOUR PORK

Steps:

• In a large non-reactive bowl, combine soy, garlic, ginger, flour, and cornstarch. Season the pork generously with salt and pepper. Place the pork in the bowl and toss to cover. Marinate in the refrigerator overnight.
• Drain off any excess marinade and dredge the pork in flour seasoned with salt and pepper. In a large frying pan heat 1-inch of oil to 350 degrees F. Fry the pork in batches, until golden brown. Drain on paper towels. Reserve on a warm plate.
• In a separate bowl, combine the ketchup, sugar, vinegar, and honey. Whisk to blend.
• In a small roasting pan heat the canola and sesame oils. Place the pork and vegetables into the pan and cover with the ketchup mixture. Bring to a simmer and cook until the pork is tender.

SWEET AND SOUR PORK KEBABS

Steps:

• In a large bowl whisk together the balsamic vinegar, garlic, chili flakes and canola oil-add pork chunks, toss well, and if you have a freezer bag pour into that-remove as much of the air as you like and place in the fridge overnight-turnning a few times.
• At this point you can also freeze for later use.
• If using wooden skewers pre-soak 1 hour before using, and you will need 14.
• In a large bowl whisk together the ketchup, vinegar, brown sugar, soy, ginger, salt and sesame oil.
• Preheat your grill to medium high.
• Skewer the pork, pineapple, tomatoes and peppers, repeat until all skewers are done.
• brush skewers with the ketchup/soy sauce and place kebabs on grill, basting often and turning twice.
• Test one for pork doneness.

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.)