Piri Piri Pork Kebabs | Slimming World Friendly Recipe
It’s BBQ season here and these Piri Piri pork kebabs wowed the whole family tonight and they were so easy to throw together. Spicy, tangy and full of flavour this recipe is perfect for anyone following the Slimming World plan or trying to change their diet.
Pork is not necessarily my favourite meat as I would usually opt for chicken. But with the rising costs of chicken I have actually recently found cuts of pork to be much cheaper. With BBQ season in full swing I am looking for delicious options to throw on the barbie with minimal effort. The kiddos absolutely loved these tonight so I think they will be a new favourite here.
Why you’ll love this recipe….
- Quick and easy to throw together
- The pork is marinated which helps the meat to moisten
- Syn Free when following Slimming World
- Can be made ahead of time
- Minimal mess
- Budget BBQ ideas
- The kids will love them
- So tasty and full of flavour
Batch Cook – Storage Information
- Fridge: You can marinate the pork and leave this in the fridge for up to 3 days (subject to the best before date of course). This is perfect if you have a BBQ this coming weekend or you intend to have a few over a weekend. You can just get the pork out as needed and in fact the longer you leave it to marinade the better it tastes!
Once the pork kebabs are cooked I wouldn’t recommend keeping them. They are best eaten fresh.. pork tends to go tough very quickly. - Reheat: No reheating recommended, eat fresh.
- Freezer: Marinated uncooked pork can be frozen. Store in a suitable container and allow to defrost before cooking as normal. Defrost 4 – 6 hours at room temperature or overnight in the fridge.
It is not recommend to freeze the cooked version of this recipe.
Is this recipe Slimming World friendly?
The marinated pork is completely Syn Free when following the Slimming World plan. The vegetables you serve on the skewers are up to you but most veggies are classed as a speed food so I don’t think there would ever be a need to Syn this recipe.
Related Article: What are speed foods?
What can I serve on skewers with my pork?
- Sliced Pepper (red, green, yellow or orange)
- Red or White onion
- Mushrooms
- Carrot
- Sweet potato
- Courgette
- Butternut squash
- Broccoli
- Aubergine
- Baby tomatoes
Do I need anything fancy to make this recipe?
Not fancy no, but I would highly recommend getting yourself some Metal skewers if you plan to cook these on the BBQ. Wooden sticks tend to catch fire and then you are left with nothing to eat the kebab with.
There metal skewers are a bargain from Amazon and would say you a fair bit of hassle… they can also be reused unlike wooden ones.
Piri Piri Pork Kebabs
Equipment
- Metal Kebab Skewers
Ingredients
- 2 Pork Loin Steaks [Remove all visible fat, Diced into chunks]
- Vegetables of your choice [Sliced into chunks]
- Low calorie cooking spray
Marinade Ingredients:
- 1 tbsp Tomato Puree
- 100g Fat free natural yoghurt
- 2 tbsp Balsamic Vinegar
- 1 tbsp Lemon Juice
- 1 tbsp Paprika
- ½ tsp Smoked Paprika
- ½ tsp Oregano
- ½ tsp Ground Ginger
- 1 tsp Ground Garlic
- Pinch Salt
- 1 tbsp Water
Instructions
Marinating the pork:
- Literally throw all of the marinade ingredients into a bowl and mix together well.
- Put the pork into the marinade and stir until the pork is fully coated.
- Pop into an airtight container or cover the bowl with plastic cling.
- Leave in the fridge for at least 3 hours or preferably overnight. The longer you can leave the pork the better it will taste.
- Once the pork is ready to cook push them onto skewers with alternative slices of veggies.
Cooking in air fryer:
- Grease the air fryer baskets and place in the kebabs.
- Spritz the kebabs with low carlorie cooking spray.
- Cook for 10 minutes, turn each kebab and then cook for a further 5 minutes. Check the pork is cooked through before serving.
Cooking in the oven:
- Preheat oven to 200c/Gas Mark 6/Fan 180c.
- Grease a baking tray and place the kebabs on to the tray.
- Spritz the kebabs with low carlorie cooking spray.
- Place into the oven for 15 – 20 minutes, tuning half way.
Cooking on the bbq:
- Spritz the kebabs with low carlorie cooking spray.
- Place onto a hot BBQ, turn often until the pork is cooked through.
Have you created this recipe?
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Wow it looks amazing hun I’m going to have to try this for sure xx
Sounds great. I’ve took pork chunks out for dinner tomorrow but wasn’t sure what to do with it.. This sounds perfect Thank you! X
Enjoy 🙂
could we use pork fillet?
Hi there, yes that would be fine as long as you remove all fat 🙂