Salmon with Lentils

This is your favorite takeout food, on a stick! We love grilled citrus; the orange is great either squeezed over the skewers or saved as a treat at the end. Make the marinade again for grilled pork chops or chicken thighs.
Directions for: Chinese-Takeout Skewers

Ingredients

Marinade and Mop

1 (2-inch) piece ginger, finely grated

1 large clove garlic, finely grated

cup soy sauce

cup dry white vermouth

2 Tbsp rice vinegar

2 Tbsp toasted sesame oil

1 Tbsp sugar

cup hoisin sauce

Kebabs

1 lb(s) pork tenderloin, cut into 1-inch chunks

1 cup snow peas (about 4 oz)

1 (8-oz) can sliced water chestnuts, strained

2 small red peppers, halved, seeded and cut into 1-inch pieces

1 (15-oz) can baby corn, strained and halved crosswise

navel orange, cut into 4 wedges, wedges halved

2 Tbsp vegetable oil, plus more for oiling the grill grates

Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper

Directions

Marinade and Mop

1. Whisk together the ginger, garlic, soy sauce, vermouth, vinegar, sesame oil and sugar in a measuring cup. Pour 1/4 cup of the marinade into a small bowl, whisk in the hoisin sauce and set this basting sauce aside.

Kebabs

1. Toss the remaining marinade with the pork in a medium bowl, cover and chill in the refrigerator for 30 minutes.

2. Carefully thread onto a skewer 1 piece of pork, 1 snow pea folded over a water chestnut slice (the pea will crack on one side, but it will help hold in the water chestnut), a piece of red pepper and a piece of baby corn; repeat twice, then end with a piece of orange, skin side facing the last baby corn. Repeat with the remaining skewers and ingredients.

3. Prepare a grill for medium-high heat. Brush the skewers with the vegetable oil, and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Lightly oil the grill grates. Grill the skewers until the pork is cooked through and an instant-read thermometer registers 140F, 7 to 8 minutes per side. Brush the skewers with the mop, and continue grilling until the marinade caramelizes, about 1 minute.

Tips and Substitutions

Special equipment: Eight 8-inch skewers

Source and Credits

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Courtesy of Food Network Kitchen

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