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Grilled Pork Skewers With Peanut-Basil Sauce

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Peanut butter is more than just a sandwich spread, or a perfect accompaniment to chocolate. It can also substitute for tahini or be a worthy addition to certain meats. Here, it serves as the basis of a dipping sauce and marinade, a counterbalance to smoky pork skewers. A great warm-weather dinner, it's ready in minutes, on the grill pan, the grill, or even the broiler.

by Mark Bittman

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Dinner, Easy, Quick, Main Course

Servings

(4–6)

Total time

8 min

Calories / serving

379 kcal

Ingredients (10)

serves

20 to 30 fresh basil leavesbasil
1/2 cup peanut butter, preferably chunkypeanut-butter
3/4 cup coconut milkcoconut-milk
2 tablespoons soy sauce, more to taste
1 clove garlic, peeledgarlic
1 inchlong piece of ginger, peeledginger
1/2 teaspoon red chili flakesred-pepper-flakes
Juice of 1 lime, plus lime wedges for garnishlime
1/4 teaspoon saltsalt
1 pound boneless pork shoulder or loin

Instructions (3 steps)

01In a blender, combine all ingredients except pork and process until you have a smooth paste. Taste and adjust seasoning as needed: mixture should be salty, spicy and hot. Set about 1/2 cup of marinade aside to use as dipping sauce.
02Slice pork into 1-inch cubes and toss with rest of marinade until it is all well coated. Thread meat onto skewers, without crowding.
03Heat a grill, grill pan or broiler until quite hot; cook pork until brown all over, turning once, about 5 to 8 minutes total. Serve with reserved dipping sauce and garnish with lime wedges.

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