Tandoori Kabobs

WooDoggies

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This morning cut up about 2 pounds pork loin into strips.
The strips marinated all day with Patak's Spicy Ginger & Garlic Marinade & Grill Sauce equally mixed with plain yogurt.[p]
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After work, cut up red pepper, pearl onions, mushrooms and the garden's last zuchinnis and coated with the tandoori/yogurt mix.[p][p]Skewered it all and threw on the grill at 400 with a chunk of cherry and cooked about 15 minutes until brown all over.
The heat reduced the wet marinade to a nice thick and slightly chrispy coating.[p][p]Served with basmati rice and cold beers.
The aroma and flavor was spicy, smokey and tangy and we ate too much.[p][p]Cheers Y'all.
John

Grumpa

Woo.... Woo.... Doggies,[p]NICE job..... got me drooling all over the place.[p]I like the appearance of the finished product.

djm5x9

John:[p]Don't look now, but your talent is showing!

Car Wash Mike

WooDoggies,[p]I'm sure you overate if it was just and Mrs. Woo. I counted 10 for 2.[p]CWM

mad max beyond eggdome

WooDoggies,
as usual, nice pics. .. and as usual, i gotta explain to our support people why there are teeth marks in my laptop. ..

Bobby-Q

WooDoggies,
Yummers.

GrillMeister

WooDoggies,[p]Looks fabulous! I'm going to have to order up some Tandori tonight for dinner. I wonder if I'll find an Indian restaurant in London? [p]Cheers from Jolly England,[p]GrillMeister

Unknown

WooDoggies, you should be arrested and charged for posting pictures like that ;-) [p]reg

Squeeze

GrillMeister,
England is great. Try ordering a cider and black. It is hard cider with a shot of black currant juice...awesome!!! Goes well with the bangers and mash!

MickeyT

WooDoggies,[p]I can see your next job........."WooDoggies, Food Photographer at Large".[p]Nice job J.[p]Mick

dublin

WooDoggies,
OMG!!!! I'm having a party with 16 people on the 27th....This dish is a must....thx John. awesome pictures.

Frank the Tank

WooDoggies,
I've never heard of anyone mixing yogart with a marinade. I'm curious what that is for? i.e., taste, texture...[p]Thanks in advance.

badbruce

WooDoggies,
Your pictures are so pretty I just had to go to the store for ingredients. Will try with chicken.
bruce

SyraQ

Frank the Tank,[p]From an article on the net:
"A tenderizing marinade contains a food acid or a tenderizing enzyme.
Acidic ingredients include lemon or lime juice, vinegar, Italian dressing, salsa, yogurt and wine. "[p]Yogurt is commonly used in Indian cooking.[p]

Unknown

WooDoggies,
you skinny dog you...very nize and I have to remember how much betta the pearl onion would work when kabobbing.

rooster_x

Hey dublin, I don't recall seeing that invitation... are you holding out on me?

dublin

rooster_x,
Your the 15th person....any guess who's the 16th?[p]I'll call you over the weekend :-)
dublin

WooDoggies

Thanks.... they did taste good! But in all fairness, WooKitties, who is not afraid of smoked foods, said the kabobs would have better without the chunk of cherry for the added smoke..... as true tandoori would not have such a pronounced smoke flavor.
She's right, of course, but I still thought they were good and because she said that, it gave me the excuse to horde the leftovers for myself..... which I just polished off.[p]PBR's!
John[p]

WooDoggies

Hey Ray! If you've got other food going on at the party, 1 kabob per person should be enough... well, maybe 2.
Have fun and let us know how they turned out.
John

WooDoggies

Frank the Tank,
The yogurt is traditional for tandoori and besides it's being a tenderizing thing, it gives the whole dish a tangy and rich coating.... it's very good and very easy.
John

WooDoggies

badbruce,[p]Good Luck..... take pictures! :~)

Chrispy Bob

WooDoggies, John is that sauce something you will find in most oriental food stores. I did a Google on it and only found 1 store.[p]Bob[p]

WooDoggies

Hey Chrispy,[p]You should be able to find the Patak's stuff at most good grocery stores in the international or ethnic foods section.
I'd suggest calling around. I'm sure you'll be able to find it locally.[p]If you can't find it.... make your own![p]Basic recipe is:
2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
1 cup plain yogurt
2 tablespoons ginger, ground to a paste
2 tablespoons garlic, ground to a paste
1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
1/2 teaspoon ground coriander
1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1/4 teaspoon turmeric
2 tablespoons oil[p]or you can substitute all of the dry spices for about 1 to 2 teaspoons of garam masala powder but I would go with the above spices if you can because garam masala can be very different from brand to brand.[p]Happy Cookin' Dewd
John[p]
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