BBQ Pork Skewers - bbq gas grill

This popular Filipino dish is made from pork made by restaurant owner Meshelle Armstrong's aunts Tita Viloi and Tita Jet.Armstrong's husband chef, Catherine Armstrong, further adjusted the recipe to make it less sweet, replacing the pig's butt (shoulder) with a braised pork belly ).You need to soak any bamboo/wood skewers in the water for at least 30 minutes before grilling.Eat with garlic.Do it in advance: you can make the marinade 3 days in advance and refrigerate it.Pork needs to be marinated overnight in the fridge.Where to Buy: The recipe requires banana tomato sauce, which is sweeter than American tomato sauce.Available in markets such as Whitton (301-) Filipino home baking and grocery stores942-2800) and some large Asian markets.Skewers: Heat the oil in a large pot with medium fire.Stir in the onion and garlic to make it flash.Cook for 5 minutes, stir once or twice until soft.Add soy sauce, lemon juice, brown sugar, banana tomato sauce and salt;Stir, add and form the marinade/sauce.Through fine strainmesh strainer;Discard solids (garlic can also be kept for other purposes if needed ).Transfer to container;Refrigerate until completely cooled.Mix sauce and pork strips by gallon-size zip-top bag.Seal and squeeze as much air as possible.Massage, evenly applied.Cold storage overnight.Prepare the grill for direct heating: ignite charcoal or block of wood if charcoal grill is used;When the coal balls are grayed out, distribute them evenly in the cooking area.If a gas grill is used, warm up by setting all burners to high (450 degrees) and closing the lid for 10 minutes;You should be able to hold your hand about 6 inch above the coal or grate for 3 to 4 seconds.Prepare a spray water bottle to tame any flame.Brush the grill grate.At the same time, make a dip: Mix vinegar, scallions, peppers and sugar in a small bowl.2 or 3 pieces of marinated pork per string.Keep some marinade for BBQ and throw away the rest.Barbecue, found, about 5 minutes;Once the meat loses its original look, start to season the meat with some marinade.Cook until brown and slightly scorched, then turn over the skewers and bake on the second side for about 5 minutes or until the meat is cooked and the skewers are baked as soon as they are turned over.The pork should be crispy and caramel outside.Transfer the skewers to the platter;Eat with dipping sauce.