WINNER: Grilled Honey Pork and Vegetable Kabobs

Boy, did we have a tasty, easy dinner tonight.  It's one I've made once before, a recipe from the website Melskitchencafe.com that the Deals To Meals blog adapted.  Had to share!

Grilled Honey Pork and Vegetable Kabobs

1/2 cup soy sauce
1/2 cup honey
1/2 tsp black pepper
2 cloves garlic, minced (I just used 2 teaspoons of jarred minced garlic cloves)
1/3 cup vegetable or canola oil
2.5 pounds boneless pork chops (or chicken), cubed  (I used one whole boneless pork loin)
2 red bell peppers, cored, seeded, and cut into large pieces
1 large red onion, cut into large pieces
8 oz. mushrooms, stemmed
2-3 cups fresh pineapple chunks (canned pineapple that's been drained is fine, too--that's what I used)
(I threw in 2 small Italian squash, cut into disks, too)

In a large bowl, whisk together the soy sauce, honey, pepper, garlic, and oil.  Measure out 1/4 cup of this marinade mixture and place in covered container in the refrigerator to use later for grilling.

Place the cubed pork in a large ziploc bag and the cut-up vegetables in another bag.  Pour half of the marinade over the pork and the other half over the vegetables.  Seal the bags and refrigerate for at least 2 hours (up to 24 hours is okay).

If using wooden skewers, soak them for 30 minutes in water prior to cooking.  Then thread the pork pieces onto skewers and alternate the veggies/fruit on separate skewers.  (So we had skewers with all pork, and skewers with all veggies).

Preheat a grill to medium heat and grill the skewers, flipping every couple of minutes, until the pork is cooked through (about 6-10 minutes total, depending on the heat of your grill and size of the pork pieces).  The vegetables only need a few minutes per side.

Brush the reserved marinade over the pork and veggies during the final minutes of cooking.  Serve immediately.


We had this meal with Doritos and sliced strawberries on the side--SOOOOOO good!

Here's the link to the original Mel's Kitchen Cafe recipe, in case you're interested:  Grilled Honey Chicken and Veggie Kebabs