Souvlaki -- Small Skewers of Pork

Recipe courtesy Cat Cora

Show: Melting PotEpisode: Mediterranean--Street Eats

Rated: 5 stars out of 5Rate itRead users' reviews (9)

RECIPE
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Cook Time:
12 min
Level:
--
Yield:
6 servings

Times:

Prep: 4 hr 20 min
Inactive Prep: --
Cook: 12 min
Total:: 4 hr 32 min

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Ingredients

Wooden Skewers, 8-inches long
2 pounds boneless pork shoulder, 1 1/2-inch cubes
1/2 cup lemon juice
2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
2 tablespoons fresh oregano, chopped
1 tablespoon fresh thyme, chopped
2 tablespoons garlic, chopped
3 tablespoons olive oil
Salt, to taste
Freshly ground black pepper, to taste
6 pitas
Shredded salad, recipe below

Directions

Soak skewers in water for at least 1 hour. In a bowl, toss together pork, lemon juice, red wine vinegar, oregano, thyme, garlic, olive oil, salt and pepper. Cover and refrigerate for 3 hours or overnight. On the 8-inch skewers place 5 pieces of meat. Lay on a hot grill and grill slowly (no flame) continuing to brush on marinade, until meat is done. Serve immediately in a pita, topped with shredded salad.

Shredded Salad:

3 cups shredded green leaf lettuce
1 small white onion, thinly sliced into half moons
3 large round tomatoes, medium dice
1/2 cup olive oil
3 tablespoons red wine vinegar
1 teaspoon dried oregano
Salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste

Toss all the ingredients in a large bowl, taste and adjust seasonings.

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recipe Souvlaki -- Small Skewers of Pork
Darlene Concord, NC 05-05-2009
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Super Souvlaki
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

My kids loved this!!!! "Mom, you finally made something Great!!!" I put the pork in the marinade in the morning and grilled... it for dinner. The salad is so delicious with this too. It all got gone, no leftovers of this!Read more
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Christine Pequannock, NJ 08-24-2008
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So delicious!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I made this recipe with pork tenderloin and chicken. I marinated the pork for about 7 hours and decided to add chicken at... the last minute, so the chicken only marinated for an hour and a half, but you would think it had for hours! This recipe is a keeper, my family loved it! While looking for pita pockets, I came across flatbread which is a bit larger and works better with this recipe.Read more
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Anonymous 06-19-2008
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Authentic and Simple
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

Cat Cora offers authentic and consistently good recipes for Greek food (perhaps as expected since she is Greek). I also used... this marinade on steak (rib-eye) that I happend to have in the freezer--generally I do not like the texture of any steak thawed and cooked unless I marinate it so this worked well! We brushed some of the marinade on the pitas as well and grilled them for a few seconds and they were delicious enough to eat on their own!Read more
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Victor Cleveland, OH 03-27-2008
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Sounds perfect except...
Rated: 4 stars out of 5

...Where's the Feta cheese? Isn't Souvlaki supposed to be served with Feta cheese?
recipe Souvlaki -- Small Skewers of Pork
john Halifax 04-27-2007
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as good as it gets
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I haven't had souvlaki any better than this. I make this recipe all the time.
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Anonymous 09-03-2006
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souvlaki
Rated: 4 stars out of 5

This is the a simple recipe for souvlaki. My father is greek and he even thought I marinade this the day before.