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Paleo Caramelized Grilled Pork Skewers.
It’s been awhile since I’ve felt as excited about a dish as I do about this one: The Pork dish you really can’t and shouldn’t miss.
I love it so much because it’s simple and packed with tons of umami flavor. It also requires very few ingredients and little preparation time.
How awesome is that?
Two things that are special about this dish:
-I figured out a way to “grill” the pork skewers on a stovetop without an outdoor grill machine.
-I added absolutely no sugar to this famous Thai dish.
P.s. As you maybe aware, cooking with sugar is part of norm in Thai and Vietnamese cuisine, so to learn how I coax the flavor out of this dish without using sugar, check out my video below.
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Caramelized Grilled Pork Skewers (Paleo, Whole30, Keto)
Ingredients
- 1 lb pork tenderloin slice into thin pieces (about ¼ inch thick bite-sized pieces)
- 1 ½ tbsp Extra virgin olive oil to grill the pork
- 15 bamboo skewers 4 inch length
Pork marinade: (Marinade for at least 2 hrs. Best overnight)
- 1 ¼ cup cilantro chopped (including stems and leaves)
- 4 cloves garlic minced
- 1 ½ tsp white pepper powder
- 6 tbsp coconut aminos
- 2 tbsp fish sauce Red Boat brand
- 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- Half one whole lime juice
- 1 tsp red chili pepper powder
Instructions
- Slice the pork into thin pieces, about ¼ inch thick bite-sized pieces
- Soak the bamboo skewers in room temperature water 2-3 hours before grilling.
Make pork marinade:
- Chop cilantro into fine pieces and mince garlic cloves. You can also use a food processor if preferred.
- Combine white pepper powder, coconut aminos, fish sauce, olive oil, lime juice, and chili pepper powder with chopped cilantro and minced garlic cloves. Mix well.
- Pour the marinate over sliced pork tenderloin and make sure the marinate is coated evenly over the meat. Store in an airtight container in the fridge for at least 2 hours. Best overnight for maximum flavor.
To caramelize and grill the pork:
- Slightly drip off the marinate before threading the pork onto the skewers.
- –Thread the pork onto the skewers kabob-style.
- –Try to pack the meat tight and scrunch up together, about 4 pieces per skewers.
- –This will help the meat stay tender as opposed to flat pieces that are dry and tough after grilling.
- Heat a saute pan (or a griddle pan) with 2 tbsp olive oil. When hot, grill the pork skewers about 2-3 minutes per side until they are slightly charred on the outside and cooked through on the inside.
- Brush the marinade over the pork occasionally when it’s on the grill. This will help the meat stay moist.
- Enjoy when it’s hot and watch them gone quicker than you think !!
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Delicious! I used the built in griddle on our stove to make these and used the longer skewers that I already had. So goooooood! Made it with the panda express super greens and then we used pieces of cabbage and broccoli to mop up the leftover glazed sauce on the griddle. A winner, thank you, Chihyu!
That sounds amazing!!!
I’m DEFINITELY going to try this. THANK YOU for finding a cooking process for grilling indoors! I’m subscribing to your YouTube channel.
Awesome thank you!
We devoured this tonight. Although we made some adjustments (our family doesn’t do any spicy or cilantro), it was still super tasty. There was a tiny bit of nostalgia for me, as I remembered eating similar grilled pork during family gatherings. Thank you!
This was delicious! So flavorful, and I liked that no sugar was used. It was not missed at all. We grilled it on the barbecue and my husband was raving about how tasty it was!
So happy to hear! Yes! The grilling season is coming. So happy!
We made this for dinner tonight, and will definitely add it to our regular summer rotation. We used our pellet smoker, which added a lovely depth of flavor, but it would have been great prepared in cast iron as instructed as well. Can’t wait for the leftovers.
The marinade on this is so good! The coconut aminos + fish sauce + lime juice … oh my goodness so yummy! My husband and youngest love these pork skewers.
Thanks so much, Emily! Appreciate it!
Yum looks fabulous! What did you serve this with?
Hey Jen!
Thanks for the kind words! These pork skewers are absolutely delicious! My family finished them in under 30 minutes. Can you believe this ? 😀
We served them with cauliflower rice. It’s a lighter and nice change from mashed sweet potato or yam. Thanks for stopping by!