Friday, August 17, 2007

Souvlaki Hoirino: Grilled Pork Souvlaki

Ingredients:
2 1/2 pounds of pork shoulder, cut in 3/4 inch cubes
1 teaspoon of ground oregano
1/2 teaspoon of freshly ground pepper
1 tablespoon of sea salt
2 tablespoons of red wine (or good red wine vinegar)
2 tablesppons of olive oil

Preparation:
In a bowl, pour wine(or vinegar) and oil over the pork and toss to coat. Sprinkle salt, pepper, and oregano, and toss again. Cover and refrigerate for at least 2 hours.
Note: If using vinegar, do not marinate longer than 2 hours or the meat can absorb too strong a vinegar taste.

Using 8 inch skewers, thread approximatly 6 pieces of meat on each. This should make about 12 skewers.

Grill the meat turning until well browned, about 15 minutes. Serve on the skewers with a squeeze of lemon and dip in Tzatziki sauce.
Note: If using wooden skewers make sure you soak them in water so they dont burn on the grill.

Yield: serves 3 (4 skewers per person) as main dish.

2 comments:

Jeff and Holly said...

OH MY GOODNESS! Yum! I loved this recipe. I was a little nervous when I smelled the marinade, but you didn't let me down. Thanks for sharing.

Sonnet said...

Haha Im glad you liked it. Sounds like you had a good little greek night. Did you make some lemon rice with it?