Fast, Easy, Delicious Dinner: Barbecued Pork and Apple Kebabs

partysugar — Mon, 28 May 2007 08:19:31 -0700

Now that the weather is warming up, take advantage of cooking on the grill. Not only does it get you out in the fresh air, but grilling is a great technique that is quick. Tonight's modern twist on a classic combination: pork chops and applesauce, can be ready in less than a half an hour. To keep it modern, the chops have been replaced with pork tenderloin and the sauce with crisp wedges. The pork/apple combo is then glazed with a glowing barbeque sauce made from 3 simple pantry ingredients. To get grilling, read more

Barbecued Pork and Apple Kebabs
From Everyday Food magazine

1/2 cup apricot jam
2 tablespoons cider vinegar
1 tablespoon tomato paste
2 tablespoons olive oil, plus more for grill
Coarse salt and ground pepper
1 1/2 pounds (about 1 1/2 inches each) pork tenderloin, halved lengthwise and cut into 16 cubes
1 medium red onion, cut into 8 wedges
1 Granny Smith apple, peeled and cut into 8 wedges

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.

Serves 4.

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Sunday BBQ: Pork and Apple Kebabs

YumSugar — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 06:00:20 -0700

This no-fuss meal is a simple marriage of sweet (fruit jam), savory (pork tenderloin), and tart (green apple) flavor profiles.

The crisp apple also provides a great contrast to the heartiness of the pork. As with last week's Sunday BBQ dinner, any extra barbecue glaze makes a great dressing for grilled vegetables on the side.

To get grilling, read more.

Barbecued Pork and Apple Kebabs
From Everyday Food

Ingredients

Directions

Heat grill to medium-high.
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, beginning with pork and ending 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.

Makes 4 skewers.

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