Grilled Pork Loin Kabobs
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Grilled pork loin kabobs are the perfect choice for grilling and tailgating before the big game! The sweet spicy marinade takes this pork loin recipe to the next level. Once they hit the grill, they’re done in about 6 minutes!
INGREDIENTS FOR GRILLED PORK LOIN KABOBS
Below are the simple ingredients for these tasty skewers!
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- Smithfield All Natural Boneless Loin Filet
- Ketchup
- Cola
- Hot Sauce
- Brown sugar
- Paprika
- Sea salt
- Freshly-ground black pepper
- Optional garnishes: Fresh Italian Parsley and wedges of lime
- Metal skewers or 9-inch wooden skewers
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PORK LOIN RECIPES
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PORK LOIN MARINADE
Whisk up this delicious sweet and spicy marinade in less than 5 minutes!
- STEP 1: Pull out a small mixing bowl and whisk. Gather together all the ingredients for the grilled pork marinade.
- STEP 2: One by one, add the marinade ingredients to the bowl. As you add the hot sauce, go slowly. Add 1/4 teaspoon at a time, tasting the mixture after each addition to make sure it isn’t spicier than you’d like! Whisk well.
- STEP 3: Remove the meat from the wrapper. To make slicing the strips easy, cut the pork loin in half width-wise. Use a sharp knife to cut long thin strips (length-wise). Cut the strips as thinly as possible!
- STEP 4: Add the pork loin strips to a gallon-size zip-top bag. Roll down the sides a bit to give the bag more stability on your countertop. Reserve 1/2 cup of the marinade for drizzling during serving, or as a dipping sauce. Pour remainder of the pork marinade over the meat. Zip up the kitchen bag and refrigerate for 1 – 4 hours. If you marinate the meat overnight, the pork kabobs will be even more flavorful!
HOW TO COOK PORK LOIN
- STEP 1: Thread the marinated meat onto the skewers. Add two pork strips to each kabob. Place the skewers on a tray and brush them with marinade.
- STEP 2: Brush a bit of oil on the grill to prevent the meat from sticking.
- STEP 3: Place the pork loin kabobs over medium heat. Brush them with marinade again, and then discard the marinade.
- STEP 4: Grill for 2 minutes on the first side. Flip them over and grill another 2 minutes. Continue flipping and grilling until they’re done. For food safety use a meat thermometer to check the internal temperature. The National Pork Board recommends cooking pork loin to at least 145˚F, and then letting it rest for 3 minutes before serving.
HOW TO GARNISH GRILLED PORK LOIN SKEWERS
- Transfer pork kabobs to a serving platter.
- Drizzle reserved marinade over the meat, or serve it on the side as a flavorful dipping sauce!
- Lightly sprinkle the kabobs with coarse salt, freshly-ground black pepper, and chopped parsley. This provides additional color, taste and texture.
- Surround the grilled kabobs with juicy wedges of lime!
Are you salivating yet?
EXPERT TIPS FOR GRILLED PORK LOIN KABOBS
- HOW TO MAKE SLICING PORK LOIN EASY: Place the package of pork loin into the freezer for 45 minutes. Having the meat just a little bit stiffer makes it much easier to slice it into very thin strips.
- HOW TO PREVENT WOODEN SKEWERS FROM SCORCHING: Soak wooden skewers for an hour or longer. This is a must! It helps prevent them from burning and falling apart on the grill.
- HOW TO PROPERLY SKEWER PORK KABOBS: Start by piercing one end of the meat with the skewer. Continue to lace the meat onto the skewer in one-inch increments. It’s a little like sewing! Make sure the meat is not all clumped together on the kabob. Spread it out! The surface of the meat should be able to touch the grill when cooking.
- INCREASE THE FLAVOR: Allow the kabobs to rest for 5 minutes before serving so the juices have time to be reabsorbed into the center of the meat. Squeeze a bit of lime juice over the entire batch. Lightly sprinkle an extra bit of coarse salt and pepper over the top.
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Grilled Pork Loin Kabobs
- Total Time: 50 Minutes
- Yield: 18 Kabobs 1x
Description
These flavorful grilled pork loin kabobs are perfect for tailgating parties. They feature a sweet-and-spicy marinade that is irresistibly scrumptious. Make these tasty snacks one of your go-to pork loin recipes!
Ingredients
- 1 package Smithfield All Natural Boneless Loin Filet
- 1/2 cup ketchup
- 3/4 cup cola
- 1 1/2 teaspoons hot sauce, or as desired
- 1 tablespoon brown sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon paprika
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
- Optional garnishes: fresh Italian Parsley (chopped) and wedges of lime
- Metal skewers or 9-inch wooden skewers
Instructions
PREP: Read all of the “expert tips” below.
- Add pork marinade ingredients to a small bowl: ketchup, cola, brown sugar, paprika, salt and pepper. Whisk well. Add the hot sauce 1/4 teaspoon at a time. Whisk and taste test until desired heat has been reached!
- Remove pork from wrapper. On a cutting board, cut the meat in half width-wise. Using a sharp knife, cut the meat length-wise into very thin strips. Get them as thin as possible!
- Add the pork loin strips to a gallon-size zip-top bag. Roll down the sides a bit to give the bag more stability on your countertop. Reserve 1/2 cup of the marinade for later. Pour the rest of the marinade over the meat. Zip up the kitchen bag and refrigerate for 1 – 4 hours, or overnight.
- Thread the marinated meat onto metal or wooden skewers. Add two pork strips to each skewer. Place the pork kabobs on a tray. Brush them with marinade.
- Brush oil on the grill to prevent the meat from sticking. If needed, grill the kabobs in batches. Place the pork loin skewers over medium heat. Brush them with marinade, then discard the liquid. Grill for 2 minutes on the first side. Flip them over. Grill another 2 minutes. Continue flipping and grilling until they’re done. They take about 6 minutes to grill. Use a meat thermometer to check the internal temperature. The National Pork Board recommends cooking pork loin to at least 145˚F, and then letting it rest for 3 minutes before serving.
- Transfer grilled pork loin kabobs to a serving dish. Drizzle reserved marinade over the kabobs, or use the marinade as a dipping sauce. Sprinkle parsley, coarse salt and freshly-ground pepper over the meat.
Notes
EXPERT TIPS
- HOW TO MAKE SLICING PORK LOIN EASY: Place the package of pork loin into the freezer for 45 minutes. Having the meat just a little bit stiffer makes it much easier to slice it into very thin strips.
- HOW TO PREVENT WOODEN SKEWERS FROM SCORCHING: Soak wooden skewers for an hour or longer. This is a must! It helps prevent them from burning and falling apart on the grill.
- HOW TO PROPERLY SKEWER PORK KABOBS: Start by piercing one end of the meat the skewer. Continue to lace the meat onto the skewer in one-inch increments. It’s a little like sewing! Make sure the meat is not all clumped together on the kabob. Spread it out! The surface of the meat should be able to touch the grill when cooking.
- Prep Time: 30 Minutes
- Cook Time: 20 Minutes
- Category: Appetizers, Dinner
- Method: Grilling
- Cuisine: American
GRILLED PORK LOIN KABOBS > YOUR THOUGHTS
Would you love to try these flavorful pork skewers? What are your favorite pork loin recipes? Join the conversation in the comments below!
These look awesome I will definitely be trying them! I love anything I can grill in the summer, time to get it all in before fall. These pictures are also beautiful by the way!
So yummy! And I feel like this is something a novice like me could totally tackle and impress with. Thanks for sharing!
The photos are mouthwatering! And I like your recipe too because it’s uncomplicated.
What a great summertime recipe! We are doing a cookout over Labor Day weekend, and it would be nice to prepare these for our guests.
My parents would always make chicken and steak kabobs growing up. I need to try this one.
I love pork loin! The kabobs look so good, perfect for summer BBQ!
These pork loin kabobs look and sound tasty! I love that you have very detailed tips on cooking them properly too. I will have to try making these for the fam!
ummm yes please! anything with pork and grilling is a must have in my house.
These grilled pork kabobs look so yummy! I would have to give this recipe a try before the summer ends. It will give me an excuse to do some grilling and have a family gathering :-)
Great summer recipe here! This marinade looks like it’s packed with flavor and super easy to make! YUM!!!
This looks and sounds like an amazing dish. I would love to try making these for our family sometime.
This looks fantastic! I love the kabobs, and I know my kiddos will love these because anything on a stick is fun for them these days! Great recipe!
This looks so good. I think I have made a similar marinade.
You made me hungry with this one. I just wanna grab some of these and eat it with rice, yum!
These look amazing!
These Grilled pork loin skewers look so juicy and flavorful! Nice recipe and food photography as always :)
Stunning!! If I could reach through the screen and swipe that entire platter of pork for myself, I would! I’m pinning this recipe to make soon. I’m a pork lover, so I have to treat myself to this dish!!
This looks super delish! Can’t wait to try this at my next BBQ!
Kasey Ma
These pork kabobs remind me of our Filipino pork bbq and I haven’t had them in a long time. Will try this soon. Yum!
I am going to get nuts over this. It is one perfect beer partner and a pool side snack. Cannot wait to get my hand of this.
This looks so amazing! It is definitely going on my list of ‘must-try’ meals! Pinning this!
Hi! Is the cola in the recibe coke? Or red soda?
Hi Angela! For this recipe I suggest either Pepsi or Coca Cola. Whichever brand you prefer!
I love grilled pork and skewers are something I always forget about! The sauce sounds amazing and I’m making this recipe for sure this weekend. Thanks so much for a great recipe!
Oh These grilled pork loin kabobs are actually looks so delicious. I will definitely try this recipe, yummy!
I love experimenting with marinade because “you never know what you gonna get”. :-) Delicious-looking recipe that I am really looking forward to this weekend.
Oh yes, these pork kabobs look absolutely amazing. Perfect for an upcoming party we’re hosting!!
We love pork loin and this is such a fun way to prepare it. I have to share this with my husband. He would love this.
YUM! These look delicious and perfect for summer grilling. Definitely want to incorporate these into my dinner schedule next week!
If those kabobs taste half as good as they look they will be awesome. I will recommend this recipe to all the tailgaters I know!
I can’t wait to try this recipe! I love grilled meats, and especially kabobs, because you get more of that crispy outside.
These must be so good. I could use a fun new recipe to try the next time we grill. These will be great!
This looks so good. I make a similar marinade for beef brisket with many of the same ingredients! This is definitely worth giving a try!
Yum, we do love kabobs. I will have to try this out for dinner one night. I’m sure everyone will be happy.
I love pork loin; my husband loves grilling. We will both enjoy this experience!
Absolutely love the look of these grilled pork loin kabobs. I wouldn’t have thought of adding cola, but it sounds delicious. It’s great to learn a little more about the quality pork as well. Great recipe!