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Pork and Veggie Kabobs

Jul 26, 2017 · 9 Comments

Flame grilled Pork and Veggie Kabobs are a perfect way to enjoy the season’s harvest!

Living the Gourmet: Flame grilled Pork and Veggie Kabobs are a perfect way to enjoy the season's harvest!

Living the Gourmet: Flame grilled Pork and Veggie Kabobs are a perfect way to enjoy the season's harvest!

It was the strangest of experiences. It was late in the afternoon, and I had been working at my desk, writing up a post for my site and doing a bit of research on a new wine I had received. However, a surprise existential crisis decreed that all of that was to cease, a crisis so complete, sudden, and all-encompassing that I was left staring glazed-eyed into the inky depths of a lukewarm espresso, watching as the golden bubbles of its thin foam evaporated into the afternoon air.

The genesis of the crisis had been a thoroughly pleasant call from a lifelong friend. Towards the end of the conversation, I had invited her over for a late luncheon later in the week, to which she replied in the affirmative, eagerly suggesting an ‘authentic’ Mediterranean spread, mentioning kebabs specifically.

Perhaps it’s the classicalist in me, melded with my current journey into trilingual-ism, but I do get hung up on words, far more than I probably should, I must admit.

You see, ‘authentic’ is a strange word and an even stranger concept. The word is borrowed (rather directly) from the Greek ‘authentikos,’ meaning ‘principal’ or ‘genuine.’ We, as a culture, speak of authenticity in an almost philosophical manner, in which anything dubbed ‘inauthentic’ is not only considered to be of low quality but in some cases even worthy of scorn. Think of how many times you’ve desired to dine on ‘authentic cuisine,’ or to experience ‘authentic culture,’ and now imagine your regard for the opposite of those things.

Living the Gourmet: Flame grilled Pork and Veggie Kabobs are a perfect way to enjoy the season's harvest!

When it comes to food drawn from the heritage of the food I grew up with, or even from the quarter-Hellenic heritage of my son, I rarely ‘need’ to think in terms of authenticity. Instead, that sort of food was, and is, simply a fact of life, something I prepare, either for myself or for my site, without really ‘thinking’ about it. Rarely have I deconstructed such items in terms of what is genuine or ‘original.’ To me, they simply ‘are.’

Doing so, and doing so under the pressure of impressing an old friend…well, that was a bit like trying to Divide By Zero.

To quell my thoughts, I posed myself a simple question…are kebabs eternal? That is, are they without either a beginning or an end? If not, who was that culinary genius who first skewered meat and edible plants upon thin sticks, and then roasted them to charred perfection over an open fire? Or did this initial skewering undergo a metamorphosis such that some later incarnation of the dish became the ‘authentic kebab?’

Put that way, the entire idea of abiding some vague ‘Rule of Genesis’ made the whole process far less of an intimidating thought experiment, and far more of a simple ‘everyday lunch’ with a friend.

Puzzle as I might upon such faux-deep thinking, I fell back upon my singular philosophy regarding kebab-making, and food in general, which is, “they are meant to be as fun to eat as they are delicious.”

In other words, the most authentic cuisine is that which pleases.

That said, I decided not to do anything terribly complicated, instead, as the old cliché runs, I would “keep it simple.”

Living the Gourmet: Flame grilled Pork and Veggie Kabobs are a perfect way to enjoy the season's harvest!

Obviously, the starting point for most ‘authentic’ kebabs begins with a healthy bit of oregano, a dash of lemon juice, and of course a few sprigs of sage. Now, to start things off with those ingredients in mind, I began by preparing a marinade with vegetable oil, salt, pepper, fresh lemon juice, and about four cloves of garlic, along with the obligatory sprigs of sage and rosemary.

We then set our pork chunks in the marinade for at least an hour in the refrigerator or overnight for best results. Once that’s done, we begin the kebab assembling, alternating chunks of pork with peppers, zucchini, and onions as shown below.

After that’s done, simply set them on the barbecue as directed below, and you’ve got kebabs worthy of a bistro-style backyard luncheon.

Living the Gourmet: Flame grilled Pork and Veggie Kabobs are a perfect way to enjoy the season's harvest!

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Pork and Veggie Kabobs

15 minPrep Time

15 minCook Time

30 minTotal Time

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Ingredients

  • 3 lbs. cubed lean pork
  • 2 bell peppers – sliced
  • 1 zucchini – sliced in large pieces
  • 1 large onion – sliced in large pieces
  • Kabob sticks – soaked in water
  • For the Marinade:
  • ¼ cup of vegetable oil
  • ½ tsp. salt
  • ½ tsp. black pepper
  • ½ tsp. dried oregano
  • Juice of 2 fresh lemons – quarter the lemons after squeezing
  • 3 – 4 cloves of fresh garlic - chopped
  • Sprigs of fresh sage
  • Sprigs of fresh rosemary

Instructions

  1. Place all the ingredients for the marinade in a bowl and stir. Add the pork chunks; cover and refrigerate for at least one hour or longer.
  2. Soak the kabob sticks in water before placing the pork and veggies on the stick.
  3. Alternate the pork and veggies on the kabob sticks.
  4. Either grill or barbecue it is up to you.
  5. The pork is cooked when the juices run clear.
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Living the Gourmet: Flame grilled Pork and Veggie Kabobs are a perfect way to enjoy the season's harvest!

Enjoy with Love,
Catherine

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Comments

  1. Claudia Lamascolo says

    26/07/2017 at 9:32 pm

    What gorgeous photos I would love some right now!
    Reply
  2. [email protected]'s Recipes says

    27/07/2017 at 12:50 pm

    My mouth is watering..these are so delicious and summery.
    Reply
  3. Jill says

    27/07/2017 at 4:34 pm

    I do think kabobs are fun to eat. I need to make them more often!
    Reply
  4. Michelle Frank | Flipped-Out Food says

    27/07/2017 at 4:38 pm

    Some of my best, out-of-the-box recipes come about when I ask my future guests what flavors they're "in the mood for." These kabobs sound delicious: I've never tried pork before, but I think it might even be better than beef! YUM.
    Reply
  5. Kristina @ Love & Zest says

    27/07/2017 at 5:07 pm

    These sound so good! A must make before the Summer is over for sure!
    Reply
  6. Tara says

    27/07/2017 at 5:22 pm

    Such beautiful kebabs! The flavors sound incredible. Summer is going by so quickly and I still haven't made kebabs this year. Definitely need to change that.
    Reply
  7. Jagruti says

    27/07/2017 at 5:39 pm

    Lot of efforts gone in for this recipe,your pics are very good.
    Reply
  8. Cindy Rodriguez says

    27/07/2017 at 6:41 pm

    I'm in the middle of a move right now so I can't really get on the grill but man oh man does this post satisfy that craving.
    Reply
  9. Big Daddy Dave says

    27/07/2017 at 10:02 pm

    Catherine, The seasoning marinade looks great but I'd have to substitute something else in place of those bell peppers... Take Care, Big Daddy Dave
    Reply

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