Tender Oven-Baked Pork Skewers with Lemon and Onion
No fuss at all — the main thing is to start with good meat! You can make these pork skewers with lemon and onion right in the oven, for an everyday dinner or a special occasion. It's wonderfully convenient: marinate the meat for 2–3 hours (or longer), thread it onto skewers an hour before your guests arrive, and slide it into the oven. Fresh, sizzling skewers will be ready right as you serve the main course. Serve them with plenty of fresh herbs and vegetables, sauces, pickles, and marinated sides!
Cooking method
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Step 1:
Gather the ingredients — there really aren't many. The key is good meat from the neck or a fattier cut like the shoulder, so the skewers don't turn out dry. So grab your pork, onion, lemon, salt, and pepper.
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Step 2:
Cut the meat into roughly equal, not-too-small pieces. Season with salt and add the onion, cut into wedges rather than rings if you plan to thread it onto the skewers. Add the pepper and squeeze in the juice of half a lemon. Mix well and refrigerate for an hour or two.
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Step 3:
Thread the meat onto skewers, alternating with the onion and resting a fatty edge against a lean one. Pack the pieces snugly together — they'll stay juicier that way.
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Step 4:
Set the skewers across a rimmed baking sheet — and by the way, you can roast potatoes or other vegetables in the pan underneath.
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Step 5:
Bake at 300–390°F (150–200°C) for 40–50 minutes, depending on your oven and the size of the meat pieces.
- These pork skewers with lemon and onion come out great in the oven, too.
Caloric content of the products possible in the composition of the dish
- Pork fat - 333 kcal/100g
- Pork meat - 357 kcal/100g
- Pork - low-fat roast - 184 kcal/100g
- Pork chop on a bone - 537 kcal/100g
- Pork - schnitzel - 352 kcal/100g
- Pork shoulder - 593 kcal/100g
- Boar's leg - 113 kcal/100g
- Pork - 259 kcal/100g
- Lemon - 16 kcal/100g
- Lemon zest - 47 kcal/100g
- Ground black pepper - 255 kcal/100g
- Salt - 0 kcal/100g
- Onion - 41 kcal/100g
- Ground red pepper - 318 kcal/100g
