Air-Fryer Polynesian Pork Kebabs with Pineapple and Onion

Skewered pork and pineapple made in an air fryer.

Air-Fryer Polynesian Pork Kebabs with Pineapple and Onion

This Pork Kebab recipe comes together quickly and can be adapted to a broiler/toaster oven--if you don't own an Air Fryer. An Air Fryer does a great job of charring meat and vegetables and is perfect during hot weather. No oven to heat up the kitchen!

Course Main Course

Cuisine American, Polynesian

Keyword Air Fryer Pork Kebabs, Pork Kebabs

Prep Time 25

Cook Time 15

Total Time 40

Servings

Calories 549kcal

Author Debby - www.AFeastfortheEyes.net

Equipment

Air Fryer
wooden skewers 6" or cut to fit your air fryer basket
Mixing Bowls
Small Grater

Ingredients

2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil divided
2 garlic cloves minced
1½ teaspoons grated fresh ginger
¼ teaspoons red pepper flakes
1½ cups fresh pineapple 1-inch pieces; divided
¼ Cup pineapple juice
2 tbsp apple cider vinegar
2 tablespoons ketchup
4 teaspoons soy sauce
2 teaspoons packed brown sugar
12 ounces boneless country-style pork spare ribs trimmed and cut into 1½-inch pieces
1 red bell pepper stemmed, seeded, and cut into 1½-inch pieces
1 small red onion halved and cut through root end into 6 equal wedges
Salt and pepper
5 6-inch wooden skewers

Instructions

Before You Begin:

At the meat counter, country-style ribs can have widely varying proportions of light and dark meat; be sure to choose those with a greater amount of dark.

For the quick marinade:

Microwave 4 teaspoons oil, garlic, ginger, and pepper flakes in large bowl until fragrant, about 30 seconds, stirring once halfway through.
Finely mince 2 pineapple pieces and mash with fork until mostly smooth. Add to the bowl.
Stir in ketchup, soy sauce, cider vinegar and sugar. NOTE: I added any remaining pineapple juice into the marinade. Taste and adjust to your liking.
Add pork and toss to coat; set aside.

Thread the veggies and pineapple:

Toss remaining pineapple, bell pepper, and onion with remaining 2 teaspoons oil in separate bowl and season with salt and pepper.
Thread 1 piece of onion onto wooden skewer.
Thread one-third of pineapple and bell pepper onto skewer, followed by second piece of onion.
Repeat skewering remaining vegetables and pineapple with 2 more skewers.
Arrange skewers in air-fryer basket, parallel to each other and spaced evenly apart.
Place basket in air fryer, set temperature to 400 degrees, and cook for 5 minutes.

Thread the pork:

Meanwhile, thread pork evenly onto remaining 2 skewers.
Flip and rotate pineapple-vegetable skewers, then arrange pork skewers on top, perpendicular to pineapple-vegetable skewers.
Return basket to air fryer and cook until pork registers 140 degrees and vegetables are crisp-tender, 12 to 16 minutes, flipping and rotating pork skewers halfway through cooking.
Serve with cooked rice as a side dish. (I made an Asian Cucumber Salad.)

Notes

An Air Fryer is like a convection oven. If you want to make this recipe, you could make this with a broiler. I haven't tried it, this way, but that's what I would do. A gas grill could work, but be sure to soak the wooden skewers in water beforehand.

Recipe Source: America's Test Kitchen "Air Fryer Perfection"

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