Spicy Pork Skewers

Name: Spicy Pork Skewers
Total time: 20 min
Yield: Makes 4 to 6 servings
Ingredients: 1 ¼ pounds ground pork; 1 ½ tablespoons minced garlic; 2 teaspoons ground cumin; 2 teaspoons ground paprika; ⅓ cup finely chopped onion; 1 ½ teaspoons salt; 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

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Moroccan meat skewers, or kefta, are made with beef and formed into sausage shapes. Our variation uses pork rolled into little meatballs.

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Recipe Summary

total:

20 mins

Yield:

Makes 4 to 6 servings

Nutrition Info

Ingredients

1 ¼ pounds ground pork
1 ½ tablespoons minced garlic
2 teaspoons ground cumin
2 teaspoons ground paprika
⅓ cup finely chopped onion
1 ½ teaspoons salt
1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

Directions

Step 1
Soak 8 bamboo skewers in water for at least 30 minutes (if using metal skewers, proceed to step 2). Drain and set aside.

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Step 2
Meanwhile, in a medium bowl, stir together the pork, garlic, cumin, paprika, onion, salt, and pepper. Form into small meatballs, each about the size of a golf ball, then thread the meat onto the skewers.
Step 3
Lay skewers over medium coals or medium heat on a gas grill (you can hold your hand at grill level only 4 to 5 seconds); close lid on gas grill. Cook, turning once, until browned on both sides and no longer pink in the center, about 8 minutes. Serve warm.
Step 4
Note: Nutritional analysis is per serving.

Nutrition Facts

Per Serving:

206 calories; calories from fat 61%; protein 17g; fat 14g; saturated fat 5g; carbohydrates 2.5g; fiber 0.4g; sodium 631mg; cholesterol 61mg.

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CandaceCH

01/01/2012

Not sure I would serve these to company, per se, but they were great for a quick and yummy pork dinner! I halved everything, and I cooked them as I would meatballs (not on skewers). Very, very, easy.

SusanBlossom

09/20/2010

Cook's Illustrated has tested the soaking or not soaking of skewers & deemed it unnecessary to soak them. Now that's one little time saver!

DaniB44

04/26/2010

The meatballs tasted amazing! They started falling off the skewers on the grill so we grilled most of them without skewers. Fast, easy, and so good!

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