Greek Pork Kabobs...from a whole pork loin

Cleaning out our freezer has made room to purchase food when on sale and work on restocking it. My most recent find was a whole pork loin. You might ask...what do you do with a whole pork loin? Until recently, I had no idea...

A whole pork loin is a lot of meat but again another deal I just couldn't pass up. This pork loin was 9.5 pounds and just over $18. So I watched a couple YouTube videos on how to cut a pork loin and then got to work.

I cut the following:

• 1 - 3lb roast
• 6 pork chops
• 6 thin slices (to make schnitzel)
• 3 - 1 cup portions of stewing pork for stir-fries and kabobs.

Assuming we invite company over for a pork roast, this amount of meat gives two people at least ten meals. Which works out to $1.80 per meal plus your sides. You just can't beat that!

Our first meal used a package of stewing pork to make oven baked Greek Pork Kabobs. My daughter cooked rice and made a simple salad to complete our meal.

Greek Marinade
Mix the following into a bowl:

• 1 tbsp. vegetable oil
• 1-2 tsp lemon juice (I used a tablespoon but my daughter thought it was to lemony).
• 1 clove of minced garlic
• 1 tsp. Dijon mustard
• 1/2 tsp. dried parsley
• 1/4 tsp. dried oregano
• 1/4 tsp. dried thyme
• 1/4 tsp. dried rosemary
• 1/8 tsp. ground black pepper

•  add your meat to the marinade and mix until all is covered.

•  Marinate for at least 1 hour in the fridge. I marinated the pork for the day.  
• Also, soak your skewers in water for at least 30 minutes to help prevent them from burning.

• Preheat oven to 375 F.
• Place meat on the skewers and on to a baking dish or pan.

•  Bake for abut 20 minutes, until the internal temperature of the meat is 71 C (160 F).

Enjoy!

Shannon RD
Registered Dietitian