Filipino Pork Barbecue

Filipino Pork Barbecue

50 min
50 servings

Filipino Pork Barbecue are made of pork slices marinated in a sweet BBQ sauce and skewered in bamboo sticks. Sweet, salty, and slightly spicy, these Filipino-style meat kebabs are seriously addictive!

Ingredients

  • 6 pounds pork butt, sliced to 1-inch wide and 1/4-inch thick
  • 3 cups 7-up
  • 2 cups soy sauce
  • 2 cups vinegar
  • 2 cups oyster sauce
  • 3 cups brown sugar
  • 1 tablespoon ground black pepper
  • 1 cup garlic, peeled and minced
  • 10 Thai chili peppers (siling labuyo), minced
  • 2 cups banana ketchup
  • 1/2 cup sesame oil
  • 1 cup white vinegar
  • 3 cloves garlic, peeled and minced
  • 1/2 onion, peeled and finely chopped
  • 3 Thai chili peppers, chopped
  • 1/8 teaspoon freshly ground pepper
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt

Directions

  1. 1

    Rinse pork strips and drain well. Pat dry.

  2. 2

    In a large bowl, combine 7-up, soy sauce, vinegar, 1 cup of the oyster sauce, brown sugar, garlic, black pepper, and chili peppers.

  3. 3

    Add pork and massage meat to fully incorporate. Marinate, turning meat once or twice, in the refrigerator for at least 4 hours or overnight for best results.

  4. 4

    Thread 2 to 3 meat slices onto each skewer.

  5. 5

    In a bowl, combine remaining 1 cup of oyster sauce, banana ketchup, and sesame oil. Set aside.

  6. 6

    Grill meat kebabs over hot coals for about 2 to 3 minutes each side. 

  7. 7

    When pork starts to lose its pink, baste with oyster sauce-ketchup mixture. Continue to grill and baste, turning on sides, until meat is cooked through.

  8. 8

    Remove from heat and serve as is or with spicy vinegar dip.

  9. 9

    In a bowl, combine vinegar, garlic, onion, chili peppers, ground pepper, and salt.