Barbeque Skewers

Ingredients ½ teaspoon cumin seeds 1 teaspoon fennel seeds 2 cloves 1 heaped tablespoon sweet smoked paprika zest and juice of 1 orange a small bunch of fresh thyme, very finely chopped 4 garlic cloves, peeled and very finely chopped 150ml/5½ fl oz Heinz organic tomato ketchup 6 tablespoons balsamic vinegar 4 x 400g/14oz pork fillets sea salt and freshly ground black pepper a handful of fresh coriander juice of 1 lemon

Method

1. Crush up the cumin, fennel seeds and cloves in a pestle and mortar and mix with the paprika, orange zest and juice, thyme, garlic, ketchup and balsamic vinegar.
2. Season the pork fillets with salt and pepper, then toss them in most of the marinade until completely coated. Feel free to marinate for half a day, but at least an hour.
3. If you have metal or wooden skewers, lay the fillets side by side and skewer them together about 2.5cm/1 inch apart.
4. When you're ready to cook, simply put the meat on to a barbecue or under a hot grill for 15 to 20 minutes or until nicely charred.
5. Every time you turn the meat, brush it generously with the leftover marinade so you build up a sticky, blackened glaze.
6. Slice the meat between the skewers, or just slice each fillet in half, and sprinkle over some chopped coriander or squeeze over some lemon juice if you fancy.

This makes a very orangey glaze so if you aren't that keen just leave out the orange. As you can see I just served it with rice which was nice, its neutral taste against the strong flavours in the pork marinade. It says to blacken it, setting it alight certainly does this (*cough*) but I don't recommend it!!!

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