Recipe: Mediterranean Pork Kebabs

This is a simple yet flavoursome recipe which is what I made us for tea last night. I will admit I had a little mishap when making these, I would normally use onions or peppers to go alongside meat for the skewers but this time I decided to use leeks and, erm, well the kind of just fall off the skewers. But they chargrilled nicely anyway and became a tasty little side dish. This recipe uses pork but also works well on chicken too, or if you’re not a meat fan just mixed veg, just forget the leeks.

You will need:

• 500g Pork Loin, diced
• juice of 1 Lemon
• 1 teaspoon Dried Oregano
• 1/2 teaspoon Dried Marjoram
• 1/2 teaspoon Dried Thyme
• 1/2 teaspoon Cayenne Powder
• 1/2 teaspoon of Paprika
• 3 cloves of Garlic
• 1 Chicken stock cube, crumbled
• salt and pepper to season
• 6 Fresh Mint Leaves, chopped

Method:

1. Combine all the ingredients in a bowl and mix well to ensure the pork is well covered with all the flavours. Cover and leave to marinade for at least 30 mins.
2. Thread the pork onto skewers, this should make approx 12 skewers which will be enough for about 4 people if served with a side dish/dishes.
3. Over a high heat, heat a griddle pan until very hot and one by one add the skewers.
4. Turn every few minutes to colour on each side. The kebabs will take approx 10 mins to cook but if you are unsure you can always cut open a pice of pork to check that the meat is no longer pink in colour.
5. Once cooked sprinkle over fresh mint, take out the pan and serve.

I enjoyed my kebabs with roasted potatoes and homemade garlic and Parmesan bread but would go fantastic with Pitta bread, salad and Tzatziki (see older post for My Tzatziki recipe). This would also be great as part of a meat platter and great finger food when having friends over.