Pork Barbecue from My Mother's Philippine Recipes

One of the most popular Filipino dishes anywhere are these Pork Barbecue. These tender, juicy, charcoal-grilled pork morsels on bamboo skewers are easy to recognize in any Filipino party or gathering. You’ll have great results if you marinate the pork for a few hours or up to overnight in the refrigerator. When you’re ready to cook them in the outdoor grill, brush on the glaze every few minutes to add to the layers of sweet, salty and spicy flavors. This can be served as appetizers, sides or a main dish and is a recipe from my cookbook

My Mother’s Philippine Recipes (Amazon.com). Serves 4 to 6.

Course: Appetizer, Dinner, Lunch, Main Course

Cuisine: American, Asian, Filipino

Keyword: Filipino Pork Barbecue Philippine Cuisine

Servings: people

Calories: 396kcal

Author: Elizabeth Ann Quirino

Equipment

Outdoor grill: Charcoal or Gas; Grilling accessories

Ingredients

1/2 cup soy sauce
1/2 cup calamansi juice or lemon juice
1 Tablespoon grounded black peppercorns
2 whole heads of fresh garlic peeled, minced
1 to 2 whole siling labuyo (bird's eye chilies) sliced siling labuyo (bird's eye chilies)
1 can (8 ounces) Sprite or 7-Up soda
1 teaspoon salt
2 pounds pork shoulder sliced in 1-inch cubes
3/4 cup brown sugar
20 to 24 pieces bamboo barbecue skewers pre-soaked in water for 20 to 30 minutes
2 teaspoons vegetable oil for glaze
1/4 cup banana ketchup for glaze
1 Tablespoon calamansi juice for glaze (or lemon)
1 teaspoon Sriracha sauce for glaze

Instructions

· In a medium-sized mixing bowl, combine these ingredients: soy sauce, calamansi juice, ground peppercorns, garlic, siling labuyo, Sprite (or 7 Up) and salt. Blend well.
· Soak the pork shoulder cubes in the marinade. Cover and keep pork marinated for 6 hours or overnight in the refrigerator.
· When ready to grill the barbecue, pre-soak the bamboo skewers in water for 30 minutes. Set aside.
· To the marinated pork, add the brown sugar. Mix thoroughly.
· Skewer the pork pieces through the bamboo sticks. Place 4 to 5 pieces in each skewer.
· In a small bowl, mix the glaze ingredients: vegetable oil, catsup, siracha and calamansi juice. Baste the pork barbecue with the glaze every few minutes while grilling.
· In a pre-heated outdoor grill set at medium high, grill the pork barbecue for 12 to 15 minutes each or till thoroughly cooked.
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