Pork Souvlaki
Classic Greek shish kebab. Also known as Σουβλάκι, Pork Shish Kebab.
LOW
Energy Density
1.4kcal/g
1.4kcal/g
MED
Fat
11G / serving
11G / serving
LOW
Saturates
2.6G / serving
2.6G / serving
LOW
Sugars
0.5G / serving
0.5G / serving
MED
Salt
1.1G / serving
1.1G / serving
LOW
Fibre
0.9G / serving
0.9G / serving
Suitable for:KetogenicPartyPregnancy
Souvlaki is Greek fast food. It is cooked like a shish kebab - in edible size pieces on individual skewers. Meat cooked this way is sometimes made into a wrap similar to a Gyros, but this isn't common - the meat is usually served with chips, salad and tzatziki on a plate. For the more common take-away wraps see my Gyros recipe.
Preparation
- Put the bamboo skewers in water to soak
- Cut any fat, gristle or bone off the pork and then chop into cubes approx 3cm in each dimension
- Mix all the other ingredients together in a large bowl and stir thoroughly
- Place the pork into the mixture in the bowl and ensure well covered
- Place lid or cling-film on bowl and fridge for at least 3 hours (or up to 2 天)
- If using bamboo skewers, soak in cold water for approx 20mins
- Remove each pork cube from the bowl and push onto the kebab skewers, approx 5-7 pieces per skewer
- Cook on BBQ or grill for approx 15mins, turning frequently, until the meat has gone partially golden-brown
Notes
Ingredients
- 1kg pork shoulder
- 2tbsp Greek oregano
- 1tsp ground black pepper
- 1tsp salt
- 1 tbsp red wine
- 75ml lemon juice
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 1 tsp cumin
- 2 tsp paprika
- 2 cloves garlic
- 1tsp cayenne pepper
Equipment
- Bamboo skewers
- Chopping board
- Knife
- Large bowl
- Lid for bowl or cling-film
- Fridge space
Nutritional Facts
- Serving size: 194.1G
- (11% / 14%) Calories: 270kcal
- (20%)Total fat: 11G
- (13%) Saturated fat: 2.6G
- (20%) Unsaturated fat: 7.1G
- Mono: 5.7G
- Poly: 1.4G
- (33%) Cholesterol: 100mg
- Trans Fat: 0G
- (1%)Total carbohydrates: 3.1G
- Starch: 0G
- (2%) Sugars: 0.5G
- Sucrose: 0.1G
- Glucose: 0.2G
- Maltose: 0G
- Lactose: 0G
- Fructose: 0.2G
- Galactose: 0G
- (4%) Fibre: 0.9G
- (76%)Protein: 38G
- Salts
- (22%) Sodium: 448mg
- (20%) Potassium: 694mg
- Minerals
- Calcium: 3%
- Iron: 23%
- Zinc: 33%
- Magnesium: 14%
- Phosphorus: 56%
- Copper: 11%
- Manganese: 1%
- Selenium: 430%
- Fluoride: 2%
- Cryptoxanthin: 78mg
- Lycopene: 0%
- Lutein: 0.2G
- Vitamins
- Vitamin A: 30µG
- Thiamin (B1): 92%
- Riboflavin (B2): 67%
- Niacin (B3): 107%
- Vitamin B5: 34%
- Vitamin B6: 92%
- Folate (B9): 1%
- Vitamin B12: 63%
- Choline: 30%
- Vitamin C: 9%
- Vitamin D: 0%
- Vitamin E: 11%
- Vitamin K: 7%
- Arginine: 2.4G
- Aspartic Acid: 3.6G
- Glutamate: 5.8G
- Glycine: 1.7G
- Proline: 1.6G
- Serine: 1.6G
- Tyrosine: 1.5G
- Alanine: 2.2G
- Cystine: 0.4G
- Amino Acids
- Histidine: 1.5G
- Isoleucine: 1.8G
- Leucine: 3.1G
- Methionine: 1G
- Phenylalanine: 1.6G
- Threonine: 1.7G
- Tryptophan: 0.4G
- Valine: 1.9G
- Lysine: 3.3G
- Betaine: 8mg
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