First Time Post - Pork Souvlaki

K_Rock

I've been an observer on this forum since I bought my Egg last Fall and have really appreciated the wealth of knowledge that is shared on a daily basis! It's definitely led to some Fantastic cooks and saved me from a few failures.! With that in mind, I figured with a few dozen cooks under my belt - now was a good time to become more active in my participation on this forum!

Our local grocer had whole loins on sale for a $1/lb over the weekend so I decided this would be a great chance to try out my wife's "family recipe" for Souvlaki on the Egg. 

After trimming and cubing the loin - I added the marinade and let the pork sit for just under 24hrs...

Skewered the pork and got the Egg up to Dome temp of about 400...

Cooked direct on the GrillGrate for about 5mins per side until I was getting an IT of 150 or so throughout...

End Result... It made for a pretty Great Sunday Dinner with plenty of leftovers!!

 

Look forward to continuing to learn and share with the rest of you!

Ozzie_Isaac

Sounds good.  Looking fwd to seeing pics once you get the forum figured out.  Don't worry we have all been there

johnkitchens

They look good. What did you use for your marinade? Is the Grill Grate the same thing as Man Grates?

Chubbs

johnkitchens said:
Is the Grill Grate the same thing as Man Grates?

I hope so!

OP-  how do you keep the food from falling off the plate? 

fljoemon

Nope .. Grill Grates and Man Grates are completely different.

GrillGrates: http://www.grillgrate.com/index.php?/site/kamadogrills

ManGrates: http://mangrate.com/

OP .. the pork souvlaki looks fantastic. I bet they tasted great too!

Can you please post your "wifes family recipe" for the marinade. Thanks!

johnkitchens

fljoemon said:

Can you please post your "wifes family recipe" for the marinade. Thanks!

I want it to. I bet it is good. 

theyolksonyou

Great first post. Antigravity is a special skill set. Big green ninja!

seriously, great looking grub!

SmokeyPitt

It looks great.   I would also like to hear the recipe for the marinade if it is not a family secret.  

K_Rock

 

johnkitchens said:

fljoemon said:

Can you please post your "wifes family recipe" for the marinade. Thanks!

I want it to. I bet it is good. 

Thanks Everyone! Apparently my 2nd post will be about figuring out how to post pics right side up!   The funny thing is they look fine on my laptop but they are upside down on my iPhone and iPad.... I'll get the hanf of it!

Marinades not a secret... except for the proportions... They've been lost as it's been passed down so her dad's copy just had the ingredients listed... I had to improvise a bit but these proportions seemed to work really well together...

The following amounts was used on 1/2 the batch - approx. 3lbs of pork... so tailor accordingly...

• 1/2 cup EVOO
• Juice of 1 Lemon
• 2 cloves of Garlic
• 1 tbsp. each of the following;
• - Red Wine Vinegar
• - Honey Mustard
• - Soya Sauce
• - Brown Sugar
• - Oregano
• - Mint
• Salt & Pepper to taste
  

theyolksonyou

Thanks for posting the recipe. 

If you're taking the photos with an idevice. Home button to the right seems to work. 

Skiddymarker

Welcome, great looking souvlaki, SWMBO would be all over that - she prefers chicken, buy if not available, the other white meat will do...
We tend to use about twice as much garlic - the mint makes the pork version jump. 

henapple

Welcome to the insanity 

SmokingPiney

Awesome looking souvlaki! 

thegooddocta

Looks great - thanks for the marinade recipe!

Ozzie_Isaac

Nice looking cook!  Thanks for the recipie!

K_Rock

Skiddymarker said:

Welcome, great looking souvlaki, SWMBO would be all over that - she prefers chicken, buy if not available, the other white meat will do...
We tend to use about twice as much garlic - the mint makes the pork version jump. 

Thanks! Great profile pic! I'm a Habs fan living in Ottawa so it's been a tough couple of weeks! Glad we finished the Sens off last night!

Go Habs Go!

mgd_egg

Nice cook and thanks for the recipe details.