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Grilled Plum and Pork Kebabs are a perfect casual summer meal. Summer is not over yet. I'm planning on keeping it going as long as possible and I'm still grilling and I'm making these skewers of succulent pork and juicy plums.
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All About Kebabs
Did you know kebabs originated in Turkey, as shish kebabs? The words "shish kebab" literally mean "skewer of roast meat". However, you can find skewers of roasted meat in the cuisines of many cultures. Think satay in the Orient, souvlaki in Greece, or brochettes in France. Here's a great article about the Origins Of The Shish Kebab. Whatever you call them, kebabs are an easy and delicious way to grill or roast meats, and veggies, too.
Perfect For Grilling
Summer is all about grilling. We love cooking out on the grill and coming up with new ways to do it. Since everyone loves food on a stick, these plummy pork skewers are perfect for a party snack or for the main meal served with a salad and rice. Kebabs are a fun way to be creative on the grill.
What If I Don't Have A Grill?
But you don't have to wait for summer to make these plum and pork kebabs. You can cook them on an indoor grill, under the broiler, or even on the stovetop.
A Sweet & Savory Combo
In keeping with my summer fruittheme, I made an Asian Plum Sauce, as well as aSimple Plum Tart.
We still had plums, so they got skewered up and went on the grill with the pork and some red onion. The plum sauce turned out to be a perfect dipping sauce for the grilled pork & plum kebabs.
I'm using black plums, also called Japanese plums, for this recipe. But any variety of plum will be just as good. This summer I've been having fun using all of our area's seasonal fruit bounty in savoury dishes, like pizza with balsamic cherries, chicken with red currant sauce, and an arugula salad with grilled apricots. For these kebabs, I marinated the pork and the plums together. The Asian inspired marinade is tangy and slightly sweet, with just a hint of spice.
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Grilled Plum and Pork Kebabs
Plums and pork are a perfect pairing for these delicious kebabs, and an Asian plum dipping sauce is the crowning touch.
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Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Asian
Diet: Gluten Free
Prep Time: 10 minutes minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes minutes
Total Time: 20 minutes minutes
Servings: 8 kebabs
Calories: 299kcal
Author: Colleen Milne
Ingredients
- ¼ cup tamari or soy sauce
- ¼ cup rice vinegar
- 3 tablespoon honey
- 3 tablespoon hoisin sauce
- 2 tablespoon sesame oil
- 1 clove garlic minced or crushed
- 1 3" knob of ginger peeled and grated
- ½ tsp red pepper flakes
- 1 lb pork tenderloin cubed
- 8 black or purple plums halved and pitted
- 1 red onion quartered and divided into slices
- Chopped fresh cilantro or flat-leaved parsley for garnish
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Instructions
Whisk first 8 ingredients together for the marinade, and pour into a zip lock bag.
Add pork and plums. Seal and refrigerate for at least an hour, or overnight.
Heat grill to high.
Divided between 8soaked wooden skewers, or metal ones, thread pork, plums, and onion.
Lightly oil grill. Grill, covered, about 6 minutes, turning often, until pork is no longer pink inside.
Garnish with cilantro or parsley
Serve with Asian Plum Sauce for dipping.
Notes
*If using wooden skewers, soak skewers for an hour in water before using, to prevent burning.
Nutrition
Serving: 2kebabs | Calories: 299kcal | Carbohydrates: 22g | Protein: 25g | Fat: 11g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 74mg | Sodium: 1075mg | Potassium: 542mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 17g | Vitamin A: 185IU | Vitamin C: 2.3mg | Calcium: 20mg | Iron: 1.8mg
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Dina
I need neighbours like that with plum trees. Looks delicious as always and beautiful photography and food styling colleen. thanks for sharing.
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Colleen
Thanks Dina! I know, we are pretty lucky!
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Mardi (eat. live. travel. write.)
Pork and plum is one of my favourite flavour combinations - bookmarked!
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Colleen
Thanks Mardi, me too. Enjoy!
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Marisa
Oh my goodness! These pork and plum kebabs look mouthwatering delicious!! Gorgeous photos Colleen 🙂
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Colleen
Thanks so much, Marisa! Have a great long weekend!
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Sean
Colleen, I am a BIG fan of cooking with fruit, and I think stone fruit might be my favourite. I love the Asian flavours in here too - they go so well with plums. I've got to try this before we're out of plums!
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Colleen
Thanks Sean! I've kind of made it my theme this summer and it's been really fun (and delicious :-))
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Dr. Kimberley | Healthy Life Redesign
Oh wow Colleen! These look absolutely drool worthy! I need to get some fresh BC plums to give this a try!
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Colleen
Thank you so much, Kimberley! They were pretty simple, but yummy.
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