Pork Souvlaki

"So good broiled, wonderful luncheon or dinner with a Greek salad and rice pilaf. adapted from Canadian Living mag. (cook time includes 10 minutes marinating time) The photo shows them in a pita, have tried them both ways in and on, equally good either way, also so good just over rice, preferable brown rice."
 
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Ready In:
40mins
Ingredients:
9
Serves:
6
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ingredients

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directions

  • Trim and cut pork into 1 inch cubes.
  • In large bowl, whisk together lemon juice, oil, garlic, oregano, salt and pepper.
  • Add pork and stir to coat.
  • Marinate for 10 minutes (make ahead: cover and refrigerate for up to 24 hours).
  • evenly thread pork onto six 8 inch skewers; place on foil lined baking sheet.
  • Brush with marinade.
  • Broil 6 inches away from heat, turning halfway through, until just a hint of pink remains inside, about 12 minutes.
  • Spread tzatziki over each pita.
  • Remove pork from skewers and place on pitas; fold over.

Questions & Replies

  1. Does it matter if it's ground or leaf oregano?
     
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Reviews

  1. This is how Souvlaki should taste and how I remember eating it in Greece, we only didn't have the sunshine to go with it! Made Souflaki before but used too many other herbs I think. In this recipe the oregano is prominent and we found that gave it a very authentic flavor. Cooked them in the grill pan on the stove top and served them with a Greek salad, pita and Tzatziki Thanks Derf, another good recipe to go on the barbeque this coming summer!
     
  2. Made this recipe 3 times now and have turned out fantastic. All times I have marinaded overnight in the refrigerator in a zip lock back. I've made 2lbs of pork each time for 4 people and there are nice leftovers for sandwiches the next day.
     
    • Review photo by rustom.mirza
  3. These were super good! I thought I was in Greek Town. I did add about 1/4 cup red wine (saw in a different recipe) and grilled instead of broiled. Made this (#80959) tzatsiki sauce added some chopped roma tomatoes. This dinner really hit the spot.
     
  4. Absolutely delicious! Takes just like at the restaurant ?? I marinated the pork for 3 hours.
     
  5. Fabulous! I marinated these for 36 hours and cooked them on stove top on my very hot grill; just a few minutes. Served it with Rice pilaf and my Greek Village Salad. Next time I will make it outside on the grill. Best ever Souvlaki!<br/>Rita
     
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Tweaks

  1. I used the tweak mentioned in one of the reviews of oiling the pita and heating them in a cast iron pan. I also chop and heat a roma tomato and red onion as described.
     
  2. This was fabulous, but I did things a bit different. Instead of tenderloin or pork loin, I used pork butt that I cut into chunks. I pretty much doubled the marinade, but I also used more meat. I measured the olive oil, oregano, salt and pepper although I ended up adding a bit more olive oil (probably wasn't necessary). I didn't measure the lemon juice. I just squeezed an entire lemon into the marinade. As for the garlic, I used a jar of crushed garlic cloves from Trader Joe's and just put a ton in (didn't measure since I adore garlic). I stuck a teaspoon from the table into the jar and put in about 4 or 5 partial spoonfuls. I whisked it all together and put everything into a large ziploc type bag then shoved that into the refrigerator for about an hour and a half (all the time I had). I then threaded all of the meat onto wooden skewers, six pieces of meat onto each skewer. I let them sit a bit then I grilled them on the gas grill. I served them with pita bread and tzatziki sauce. Wow, were they good! I had company last night, and we all loved it. I just had the leftovers cold for lunch, and it was sensational! This recipe is totally a keeper. I plan on making it for my son's family birthday dinner this summer.
     
  3. Souvlaki is something I miss since I have returned from my studies in Melbourne. it can't be found in stingapore, and boy am I glad I can make my own now. This was just wonderful. I did substitute the pork with lamb and it turned out just fantastic. Exactly what a Souvlaki is meant to taste like. Thank you so much for bringing back a bit of greek living to a singaporean family!
     

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