Grilled Pork Kebabs with Ginger Molasses Barbecue Sauce
- 6 tablespoons cider vinegar
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 2 tablespoons ketchup
- 1 1/2 tablespoons molasses (regular or robust; not blackstrap)
- 1 tablespoon minced garlic
- 1 tablespoon minced fresh serrano or other small hot green chile (1 or 2), including seeds
- 1/2 tablespoon minced peeled fresh ginger
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 (1-lb) pork tenderloin, trimmed
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- Special equipment: about 30 (8-inch) wooden skewers, soaked in water for 30 minutes
- Stir together all sauce ingredients in a 1- to 1 1/2-quart heavy saucepan and briskly simmer, uncovered, stirring occasionally, until thickened and reduced to about 1/2 cup, about 3 minutes.
- Transfer sauce to a medium bowl and cool to room temperature.
- Put tenderloin on a cutting board.
- Starting about 5 inches from narrow end of tenderloin and holding a large sharp knife at a 30-degree angle to cutting board, cut a thin slice (1/8 to 1/4 inch thick) from tenderloin, slicing diagonally toward narrow end and cutting through to cutting board.
- Continue to cut thin slices from tenderloin following same diagonal, starting each consecutive slice closer to wide end.
- (You will have about 12 slices.
- Cut any slices more than 2 inches wide in half lengthwise.)
- Thread 2 skewers, 1 at a time and 1/2 to 1 inch apart, lengthwise through each slice of pork and transfer to a tray lined with plastic wrap.
- If using a charcoal grill, open vents on bottom of grill, then light charcoal.
- Charcoal fire is hot when you can hold your hand 5 inches above rack for 1 to 2 seconds.
- If using a gas grill, preheat burners on high, covered, 10 minutes.
- Sprinkle pork slices with salt and brush both sides with barbecue sauce, then grill on oiled grill rack, uncovered, turning over once, until just cooked through, 2 to 3 minutes total.
- Discard any leftover sauce.
cider vinegar, sugar, ketchup, molasses, garlic, fresh serrano, fresh ginger, salt, pork tenderloin, salt, wooden skewers
Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/grilled-pork-kebabs-with-ginger-molasses-barbecue-sauce-108389 (may not work)