Curried Pork Satays

Very easy to prepare and can be enjoyed as a main meal or serve it as a snack.

Ingredients:

Skewers:

  • 45 ml (3 tbsp) cooking oil
  • 3 cloves garlic, crushed
  • 10 ml (2 tsp) ginger, chopped
  • 15 ml (1 tbsp) medium curry powder
  • 15 ml (1 tbsp) smooth apricot jam
  • 80 ml (1/3 cup) Spur Grill Basting Sauce
  • 30 ml (2 tbsp) light brown sugar
  • 45 ml (3 tbsp) brown vinegar
  • 2 bay leaves
  • 5 ml (1 tsp) Spur Texas Steak Spice
  • add freshly ground black pepper, to taste
  • about 500 g pork, cut into 2 cm cubes
  • 1 onion, cut into 2 cm pieces
  • 150 g dried turkish apricots
  • 12 wooden or bamboo skewers

Sauce:

  • 200 ml (¾ cup) coconut milk
  • 60 ml (¾ cup) crunchy peanut butter
  • 15 ml (1 tbsp) fresh lemon juice
  • salt to taste
  • freshly ground black pepper, to taste

Instructions:

Skewers:

Heat the cooking oil in a heavy-based saucepan and sauté the garlic and ginger. Add the curry powder and fry for about 2 minutes.

Add the apricot jam, Spur Grill Basting Sauce, sugar, vinegar, bay leaves and seasonings. Simmer over a low heat for about 5 minutes. Remove from heat and leave to cool.

Thread the pork cubes, onion pieces and apricots alternately onto skewers. Pour over marinade and leave to marinate for about 6 hours or overnight in the fridge.

Place skewers over moderate coals for about 10 minutes on each side or under the oven grill, turning and brushing with marinade until cooked through.

Sauce: 

Mix all ingredients together in a pan. Bring to the boil and simmer for 3 minutes. Serve with the cooked satays.