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Chinese Ginger Lemon Pork Skewers

Course Main Course
Cuisine Chinese
Keyword pork
Total Time 1 hour 15 minutes
Servings 4
Author Christine Ma

Ingredients

  • 1 tablespoon oil
  • 2 tablespoon scallions chopped
  • 1 tablespoon ginger minced
  • 2 garlic cloves minced
  • ½ cup Chinese rice wine
  • ½ cup chicken broth
  • 1 tablespoon granulated sugar
  • zest and juice of 1 lemon
  • 1 tablespoon soy sauce
  • ½ teaspoon five-spice powder
  • ½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
  • 1 lb pork loin cut crosswise into ½-inch-thick slices
  • 1 teaspoon cornstarch mixed with 2 tablespoon water

Instructions

  • Heat oil in a medium sauce pot over medium-high heat. Add scallions, ginger, and garlic and saute 30 seconds or until aromatic. Add Chinese rice wine, chicken broth, brown sugar, lemon zest and juice, soy sauce, five-spice powder, and black pepper. Bring to a simmer. Remove from heat and let cool.
  • Meanwhile, cut pork loin into ½ inch thick slices. Pour half of the cooled sauce over the pork and marinate for 1 hour or overnight. Reserve the remaining marinade for the sauce.
  • Soak bamboo skewers in water for 30 minutes. Preheat grill to medium heat.
  • Remove pork from the marinade and skewer the meat. Cook on the grill until grilled marks appear and the pork is no longer pink. Remove from the grill.
  • Meanwhile, prepare the sauce. Heat the reserved marinade and bring to a simmer over medium heat. Add the cornstarch-water mixture and cook for 1 minute or until slightly thickened. Brush sauce on the skewers and serve.