haikuman

Satay is standard street fare in Thailand. Usually a very simple recipe. My version for pork is a little more complex in flavor - a wonderfully different grilled pork recipe that is sure to please.

Ingredients:
3 to 5 pounds boneless pork loin cut into strips or cubes around 1 inch thick.
(Works well with Butterflied pork loin steaks - or chicken or steak kabobs for that matter)
1/2 cup Peanut, Coconut or Olive Oil
1/4 cup Soy Sauce
1/2 cup Crunchy Peanut Butter
1/8 cup Coke™
2 tablespoons fresh Lime Juice
1 tablespoon finely Minced Onion
3 cloves Garlic minced
1 heaping tablespoon Brown Sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon Asian Curry Powder
1/4 teaspoon Coriander
(for a spicier version, add 1/2 teaspoon “SRIRACHA” Vietnamese Hot Chili Sauce)

Soak thick bamboo skewers in water for an hour or more. Lace strips or cubes of pork on skewers and lay them out in a glass baking dish or two. Combine all marinade ingredients and pour over pork. Turn skewers to make sure it is all covered with the marinade. Cover and refrigerate from 2 to 6 hours.

Take out of refrigerator 1/2 hour to an hour before grilling to allow the pork to warm slightly before grilling. Not to room temperature, but long enough to take the hard chill off. Drain pork, reserve marinade. Grill over high heat, on an uncovered grill. Rotate skewers 90° every 3 minutes, basting once with the marinade before turning the basted side toward the flame.

To avoid contaminating meat with the raw pork juice in the marinade, thin the marinade with a little water and heat it to a boil in a saucepan for a few minutes, stirring continually to avoid burning. Make certain that you have a hot fire and DO NOT baste during the last 5 minutes of cooking time. The corners of the cubes of pork should appear quite brown. Cut into some of the thicker cubes of pork to make certain they are cooked.

The pork when cooked may be a bit dull and dry looking. If serving on a platter at the table or on a buffet, I may brush on a touch of Olive Oil to add a bit of a shine.

Tags: Asian, bbq, curry, grill, kabob, marinade, peanut, pork, Thai