MOJO PORK SKEWERS WITH CUBAN COOLERS

Mojo pork skewers with Cuban coolers image

This orange Mojo sauce is great for marinading meat - serve as a snack with cooling beer cocktails or make more substantial with flatbreads and salad

Provided by Sara Buenfeld

Time 25m

Number Of Ingredients 12

Ingredients

4 tbsp olive oil
6 garlic cloves , finely crushed
1 tsp cumin seed , lightly crushed
juice 2 oranges , plus wedges to serve
juice 2 limes
generous pinch fresh thyme
500g lean pork fillet , diced
crushed ice
juice 5 limes , plus 1 halved and sliced to serve
85g caster sugar
3 x 330ml bottles lager , chilled
1l bottle ginger ale, chilled

Steps:

To make the skewers, pour the oil into a large heavy-based pan, add the garlic and cook over a low heat until cooked and starting to toast - take care not to burn. Tip in the cumin, stir briefly, then add the citrus juices, thyme and some seasoning. Allow to boil for several mins to concentrate and make a sauce. Cool.
Put your pork into a bowl, and stir in three-quarters of the cooled marinade. Leave to marinate for 1 hr at room temperature or overnight in the fridge.
When ready to serve, thread the pork onto 18 pre-soaked wooden skewers. Griddle for 2 mins on each side or until cooked. Arrange on a platter, pour over the remaining sauce and serve garnished with orange wedges.
To make the coolers, put a handful of crushed ice into each of 6 tall glasses. Stir the lime juice and sugar together until the sugar dissolves, then tip into the glasses. Divide the lager, then the ginger ale between the glasses, top with lime slices and serve with the pork skewers.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 182 calories, Fat 10 grams fat, SaturatedFat 2 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 3 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 2 grams sugar, Protein 21 grams protein, Sodium 0.1 milligram of sodium