Thai Coconut Pork Kabobs are marinated overnight and grilled for the most amazing flavor! Serve these kabobs in lettuce for a low carb dinner!
A Healthy Pork Recipe For The Grill
Warm weather, grilling, sitting on the deck with a nice cold beverage in hand. Now usually that’s a cold beer for me but Christie has gotten me into wine these days too. I never thought it would happen but it finally did.
If you can’t beat ’em join ’em, isn’t that what they say? I actually like both red and white now, but for the hot weather white is definitely winning these days.
These Thai Coconut pork Kabobs sort of scream summer time grilling to me. A light dinner that doesn’t weigh you down that you can keep low carb or serve over rice or noodles for the rest of the family.
Why Are Kabob Recipes So Flavorful?
Then I got to thinking about what I like to grill the most…and I immediately went to kabobs. I don’t know what it is about grilling kabobs but they just seem to have a lot more flavor than just grilling one big piece of meat.
So besides the fact that kabobs are just fun to eat, and look great on a platter, I figured out that it’s because there’s more surface area for the marinade to cover all the surfaces of the meat. So that equals more flavor than if you’re cooking a whole roast that just has flavor on the outside.
Like these Antipasto Salad Kabobs couldn’t make eating salad more fun. We’ve even made eating sandwiches for a party fun with these Club Sandwich Kabobs!
So kabobs = fun.
How To Make Thai Coconut Pork Kabobs
OK so first you need to season the pork. This Badia seasoning can go on almost anything – it has onion, garlic and cumin all blended together to make an all around great seasoning for meats, and it turned out to be perfect on these Thai Coconut Pork Kabobs.
Toss the pork together with the seasoning and then get it into the marinade. The marinade has coconut milk, brown sugar, sriracha, garlic and soy sauce. Sweet and spicy all at once – the perfect flavors to make these Thai Coconut Pork Kabobs the hit of the dinner table.
Once they’re done in the marinade you can get them on the grill, save some of the marinade for basting to keep these pork kabobs extra juicy and flavorful.
Once the kabobs are grilled all that’s left to do is crack open that bottle of white. The crisp taste of this Sauvignon Blanc with these pork kabobs will blow you away. I can’t think of a better way to have dinner on the deck.
You can use the lettuce leaves to serve and eat theseThai Coconut Pork Kabobs! Use the lettuce leaf pull the pork off the skewer and start eating. Just make sure you have at least a bottle or two of wine to enjoy them with!
Looking For More Pork Recipes?
- Slow Cooker Pulled Pork
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- Chinese BBQ Pork Tenderloin
- Slow Cooker Italian Pork Stew
Thai Coconut Pork Kabobs
- Prep Time: 8 hours (for marinating)
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Total Time: 8 hours 15 minutes
- Yield: 8 servings 1x
These healthy and super delicious pork kabobs are marinated before hitting the grill! Serve this pork recipe in lettuce leaves or over rice!
Ingredients
- 2 lbs. pork tenderloin
- 1 tablespoon Badia Complete Seasoning
- 8 wooden or metal skewers
For the Marinade:
- 1 13.5 oz. can coconut milk
- 1/3 cup brown sugar
- 1/4 cup lime juice
- 1 Tablespoon olive oil
- 4 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 tablespoon sriracha
- 2 tablespoons soy sauce
For Serving:
- 8 romaine leaves
- 1/2 cup chopped unsalted peanuts
- 1/4 cup chopped scallions
Instructions
- Cut the pork tenderloin into 2 inch thick pieces and place in a large bowl.
- Toss with the Badia Complete seasoning and let sit while you put together the marinade.
- Combine the marinade ingredients in a large sealable bag or a glass dish. Reserve 1/2 cup of the marinade and set aside for basting the kabobs.
- Add the seasoned pork to the marinade and toss to coat the pork completely.
- Cover and refrigerate for at least 8 hours or up to overnight.
- Remove the pork from the marinade draining off most of the excess, you can even set them on paper towels to dry them off before you skewer them, dividing onto 8 skewers.
- Preheat your grill to medium-high heat.
- Oil you grill grates or spray with a non-stick spray then place on the kabobs. Grill for 3-4 minutes, then turn and baste with the reserved marinade.
- Keep turning every 3-4 minutes and basting until you’ve reached a total cooking time of 15-18 minutes.
- Remove the kabobs from the grill and place on a platter.
- Serve the kabobs on the lettuce leave and garnish with the peanuts and scallions.
Recipe Notes
If using wooden skewers make sure to soak them in water for an hour or two before getting them on the grill.
- Category: Dinner
- Method: Grill
- Cuisine: American
Keywords: pork recipe, pork tenderloin recipe, grilling recipes, kabob recipes, healthy recipes, low carb recipes
These look amazing! Time to grill some kebobs!
Yes it is! Thanks Lane & Holly!
Looks great! Those seasonings sound good!
Thank you Megan!
I love kabobs! Will need to try this soon! And great wine pairing too :)
Thank you Alyssa – it worked out great together!