{"id":12345,"date":"2012-12-16T05:00:12","date_gmt":"2012-12-16T12:00:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rosemaryandthegoat.com\/?p=12345"},"modified":"2019-10-20T15:28:48","modified_gmt":"2019-10-20T22:28:48","slug":"mini-grilled-pork-skewers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rosemaryandthegoat.com\/?p=12345","title":{"rendered":"Mini Grilled Pork Skewers"},"content":{"rendered":"

Star skewers!<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Don’t you just love cute little foods on a stick. Forget those corn dogs, although I make a pretty darn good corn dog that would rival any concession stand at your county fair; forget those caramel apples on a stick and how about the deep fried Twinkie on a stick. So long beloved Twinkie. Even though I haven’t eaten a Twinkie in years, I do have fond memories of the pillowy  puffs of cake with that yummy vanilla filling.<\/p>\n

If you are tired of preparing the same old appetizers for your get-togethers, why not try this pork skewer for your Christmas company. Spicy and nice and not that hard to make.<\/p>\n

I love pickonuscom<\/a>. They have some of the cutest picks. I bought these star picks to use during the holidays and also some heart shaped ones. I couldn’t pass up some little blue porpoises ones I plan to use at the beach this summer for our family vacation. (I’m already planning the food and I want to have an “app of the day”, “cocktail of the day” and maybe even an “ice cream of the day.” I may do my pickled shrimp in a jar <\/a>and use the cute  porpoise pics. I also found horseshoe and horse pics which will be great for my daughter’s annual derby party; can’t wait to hear what she comes up with to spear for her guest.<\/p>\n

I saw Giada make these cute little pork skewers and they are delicious to boot. As usual, I’m testing these out on my bunco group along with the cranberry avocado salsa <\/a>recipe of my daughter by way of Martha Stewart.<\/p>\n

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Usually when I want pork tenderloins I will go to SAMs Club and buy the double package which gives you four pieces. The price is much better than a single tenderloin at the grocery. I found one tenderloin that I had stashed in my freezer and knew it would be enough for this recipe. I think I got about 20-25 kabobs from one tenderloin. I used the endive leaves like Giada did but I think raddachio leaves cut in half would be perfect and colorful and I also saw some purple endive this week that would be pretty. That may be better than trying to split the raddachio leaves.<\/p>\n

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Pork tenderloin is star of the show.<\/p>\n

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You want to remove the silver skin and any fat from the pork tenderloin.<\/p>\n

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I grilled these on a stop top griddle. You can do outside but be careful not to burn your skewers. You could also do then in a skillet but I like the grill marks left by grilling them.<\/p>\n

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Half of the marinade goes into make the sauce. I strained most of my garlic out because I thought it would make the sauce too chunky.<\/p>\n

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Drizzle with some of the sauce and put remaining sauce in bowl for those who want more.<\/p>\n

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