jerk pork and pineapple skewers
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Yield 6 skewers
Easy! The key with BBQ food is that it is easy and quick to make - this really couldn't be easier, given it's rubbing a bit of meat, chopping fruit and grilling it! What's not to love?
Remember, Slimming World's official line is that you should syn your pineapple if you're following the diet to the letter. Our view, and mind it is our view and not an official one, is that this is bollocks. But follow your own path - if you need to syn the pineapple, 100g is 2 syns. We're also not including the 0.5 syn drop of sriracha - this made six fat skewers, and I'll be damned if I'm dividing 0.5 between 6.
Then again, we're living in an era where people are making lemon meringue pies using pease pudding, so all bets are off.
Not sure what sriracha is? It's just a hot, spicy sauce. Leave it off if you've got a delicate balloon-knot, and replace it with a few drops of Worcestershire sauce.
We nicked this from BBC Good Food. See, it's that easy to give credit to recipes when they've been Pinched. ;)
Ingredients
- 400g pork fillets, cut into chunks
- 1 medium pineapple
- 2 tbsp jerk seasoning
- 1 tbsp sriracha (1 syn)
- zest and juice of 1 lime
Instructions
- in a large bowl mix together the jerk seasoning, sriracha and lime zest and juice
- tip in the pork chunks and mix well - really give that meat a good rub, and then leave to marinade for a bit (room temperature is best)
- peel and core the pineapple, and cut into large chunks
- skewer the pork and pineapple alternately until it's all used up
- cook over the barbecue or under a hot grill for about 7-10 minutes, turning regularly
Notes
- can't find jerk seasoning? any kind of seasoning mix will do - just use whatever you have in
- we always prefer using metal skewers as they're less faff - we use these ones
- wooden ones will work fine too, just remember to soak them for thirty minutes so they don't catch fire
- this should be enough for 6 medium (wooden) skewers' worth, or 4 big ones (no prizes for guessing which we went for)
- the 'official' rules say you should really syn the pineapple as technically it's cooked, but really. It's up to you. We didn't bother. No hate mail please.
- to make quick work of the pineapple you should try one of these - it'll save you no end of hassle!
- if you really can't be arsed though you can use the pre-prepared chunks, though they may be on the small side
Courses BBQ
Cuisine BBQ
Recipe by twochubbycubs at https://twochubbycubs.com/2018/06/01/pork-and-pineapple-skewers/