Wednesday, July 9, 2008

Teriyaki Pork and Pineapple

1/2 cup mirin (sweet rice wine)
1/2 cup sake
1/4 cup soy sauce
1 lb pork tenderloin cut into 24 pieces
24 1 inch pieces of red onion
24 1 inch cubes of pineapple
cooking spray (to coat grill)
skewers

Combine first 3 ingred. in a small sauce pan. Bring to a boil over med. high heat. Cook until reduced to 2/3 cup (about 10 minutes). Remove from heat; cool completely.

Combine cooled marinade and pork in a medium bowl. Cove and marinate in fridge about 2 hours.

Remove pork from bowl w/slotted spoon reserving the marinade. Place marinade in a saucepan and bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer for 5 minutes. Meanwhile thread pork, pineapple and red onion onto your skewers.

Coat kebabs w/cooking spray. Place them on grill rack coated w/ cooking spray and preheated to medium high heat.

Grill 3 minutes per side until done basting frequently w/ marinade.

Yield 4 servings.

289 calories ( 24.4 g protein, 24.6 g carb (pineapple is cause for increased carb. if you are watching carbs simply skip the pineapple or only have a little), 5.4 g fat)

Enjoy!!!
coleen

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