Cocoa-rubbed pork skewers
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Total time: 4 hr 35 min • Prep: 20 min • Cook: 15 min • Serves: 8 • Difficulty: Easy
The pork in this recipe is marinated in a sweet and spicy cocoa rub for a few hours or overnight, then threaded onto skewers with red onions and a mix of summer squash. Cooking with skewers can be frustrating because the food often starts spinning around when you try to turn the skewers over instead of staying in place to help with even cooking. Consider investing in flat metal skewers. The flat edges will hold the food in place as you turn them over on the grill.
Ingredients
Cooking spray
4 spray(s)
Unsweetened cocoa powder
⅓ cup(s)
Kosher salt
2 Tbsp
Packed light brown sugar
2 Tbsp
Ancho chili powder
1½ Tbsp
Ground allspice
1 Tbsp
Granulated onion
1 Tbsp
Granulated garlic
½ Tbsp
Dried oregano
½ Tbsp
Dry mustard
½ Tbsp
Uncooked pork tenderloin
2 pound(s), cut into 1 1/2-inch cubes
Uncooked zucchini
2 medium, cut into 11/2-inch cubes
Uncooked yellow summer squash
2 medium, or patty pan squash, cut into 11/2-inch cubes
Red onion
1 large, cut into 1-inch chunks
Instructions
1
In large bowl, whisk cocoa powder, salt, sugar, chile powder, allspice, granulated onion, granulated garlic, oregano, and mustard powder. Add pork and toss until coated. Cover and refrigerate, tossing occasionally, for at least 4 hours or overnight.
2
Thread pork, zucchini, squash, and onion onto 8 flat metal or bamboo skewers. (If using bamboo skewers, first soak in hot water for 30 minutes.) Coat pork and vegetables with nonstick spray.
3
Preheat grill or grill pan to medium-high. Transfer skewers to grill. (If using charcoal or gas grill, arrange skewers away from direct heat.) Cook, occasionally turning skewers, until pork and vegetables are charred in spots and pork is cooked through, about 12 minutes total.
4
Serving size: 1 skewer
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