Pork skewers with Caribbean diping sauce
Why I Love This Recipe
This summer my entire family shared a mansion of a Lake house for a week and this is what I made on my night to cook. It was a huge hit, eevryone loved it, the sauce is really sweet but a delicious pair with the pork!
Ingredients You'll Need
2 pounds pork tenderloin, trimmed
1/2 cup light soy sauce
1/4 olive oil
3 cloves garlic, minced
1 Tbsp jerk seasoning
Caribbean dipping sauce:
1 tbsp butter
1/2 to 1 habanero pepper, seeded and minced(i omit this but if you use it, wear gloves, don't touch anything else, then discard gloves!)
2 tsps grated fresh ginger
1 18oz jar orange marmalade
2 tbsps fresh lime juice
1/4 tsp salt
Directions
Pork:
soak 2 dozen 10 inch wooden skewers in water for 20 minutes, drain well.
Cut tenderloin in half crosswise. Cut each half lengthwise into thin strips.
place pork into heavy-duty resealable bag.
In a small bowl, combine soy sauce, oil, garlic, and jerk seasoning, pour over pork.
seal bag and marinate in refrigerator for 2-3 hours.
Line a broiler pan with foil, grease the rack and place on pan.
remove pork from bag and discard marinade.
thread pork onto skewers in an s shape (but pull it so it is flat against the stick)
plac skewers in a single layer on pan, broil 5 inches from heat for 8 minutes, turning once. sometimes it is done a little earlier.
Serve warm with Caribbean dipping sauce.
Cribbean dipping sauce:
In a mediium saucepan, melt butter over medium-high heat. Add pepper and ginger and cook 2 minutes, stirring frequently.
Reduce heat to medium-low and stir in marmalade, lime juice, and salt. simmer 5 minutes stirring frequently.
