Pig on a Stick with Sweet and Spicy Dipping Sauce

Pork.  It's the other white meat. 

We like pig around here.  I was able to snag a few pork roasts when they went on sale and popped them in the freezer.

When I saw this recipe I knew we would love it.  We did. 

The little Beane's thought calling it 'Pig on a stick' was funny.  

The dipping sauce was so good.  You should go make this for dinner.

I adapted this recipe to what I had on hand.

Ingredients

2 ponds of pork roast cut into 4 inch long strips

1/2 cup soy sauce

1/4 cup olive oil

1-2 teaspoon minced garlic

1 Tablespoon jerk seasoning - recipe follows

Dipping Sauce - recipe follows

Directions

Soak 24 wooden skewers in water for at least 20 minutes to prevent burning.

Place pork in a zip lock bag.

In a bowl, combine the soy sauce, olive oil, garlic, and jerk seasoning.  Pour over pork.  Let marinate in the refrigerator for 1 hour.

After one hour, thread the pork strips on the skewers in an "s" shape.  Discard the marinade. 

Lightly spray a broiler pan with cooking spray.  Place pork skewers on the broiler pan.  Broil 5 inches from heat for 8 minutes, turning once.

Serve warm with the dipping sauce.  Yum.

Jerk Seasoning

1T salt

1 t allspice

1 t brown sugar

1 t garlic powder

1 t onion powder

1/2 t paprika

1/2 nutmeg

1/2 t black pepper

1/2 t ginger

1/4 t cinnamon

1/4 t ground cloves

Combine all ingredients in a bowl until well mixed.  Store in an air tight container.

Dipping Sauce

1 Tablespoon butter (I used Flieshmann's unsalted margarine - milk free)

1 jalapeno pepper, seeded and minced

1 teaspoon fresh ginger

1 (18 ounce) jar orange marmalade

2 Tablespoons fresh lime juice

1/4 teaspoon salt

In a medium pan,  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.

This was really so good.  The dipping sauce is unbelievable. 

We served this as an appetizer the night I made it.  I served up the left overs with steamed rice and broccoli.

It was good both ways. 

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Honey and Spice Pork Kabobs

 

I cannot begin to tell you how delicious this meal is.  It is a pork loin  marinated in a honey-citrus marinade.  It looks impressive to company.  My whole family, even all the little beanes, eat it and love it.  And, most importantly, it is a make ahead freezer meal!  This is a home run of a recipe.

Ingredients

1 1/2 - 2 pounds pork loin

1 cup orange juice

1/2 cup honey

 1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice

 1/2 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon minced garlic

a 1 gallon freezer bag

Directions

Rinse and trim loin as desired.  Cut pork into 1 inch cubes.  Put in freezer bag.  

Whisk together the orange juice, honey, pumpkin pie spice, salt and minced garlic in a bowl.  Pour marinade over pork.  Seal and Freeze!  This is genius people! 

When you are ready to make this wonderful meal, completely thaw the pork in the refrigerator.  If using wooden skewers, soak them in water for at least 30 minutes.

Prepare a medium - low fire in a gas or charcoal grill.  

Thread the pork on the skewers.

Grill, turning occasionally, and basting as desired with the marinade.  

Grill for 15-18 minutes until thoroughly cooked.  Do not baste the last 5 minutes of cooking.

Discard remaining marinade.

If you do not want to make this a fix ahead freezer meal, just follow the above directions and let the pork marinate in the refrigerator for at least 2 hours.  

I just steamed some white and brown rice together and served the pork kabobs over the rice.

I sprinkled some green onions over the pork just for garnish. 

We love this meal.  I hope you can enjoy it too.

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