Chuzos o Pinchos de Cerdo (Colombian Grilled Pork Skewers)

Gluten Free
Dairy Free
Health score
16%
Chuzos o Pinchos de Cerdo (Colombian Grilled Pork Skewers)
45 min.
6
331kcal

Suggestions

Ingredients

  • cup beer 
  •  garlic cloves minced
  • teaspoon ground cumin 
  • large onion chopped
  • pounds pork meat cut into pieces
  • servings salt and pepper black
  •  scallions chopped
  • servings vegetable oil for brushing the skewers
  • 0.3 cup water 

Equipment

  • food processor
  • grill
  • ziploc bags
  • skewers

Directions

  1. Place the onion, garlic, scallion, ground cumin, beer, water, salt and pepper in the food processor.
  2. Place half of the marinade in a large zip lock plastic bag.
  3. Add the pork pieces and let it marinate for 24 hours or for at least overnight in the refrigerator. Store the remaining marinade in a container in the fridge.Preheat the grill to high. Thread the pork onto skewers and brush with vegetable oil.
  4. Brush the pork often with the remaining marinade while it’s on the grill.rill until browned on all sides, 5 to 7 minutes total.
  5. Serve the skewers with a papa salada and small arepa.

Nutrition Facts

Calories331kcal
Protein41.7%
Fat51.39%
Carbs6.91%

Properties

Glycemic Index
22.42
Glycemic Load
1.49
Inflammation Score
-5
Nutrition Score
18.14217387075%

Flavonoids

Catechin
0.15mg
Epicatechin
0.03mg
Isorhamnetin
1.25mg
Kaempferol
0.6mg
Myricetin
0.06mg
Quercetin
5.99mg
Gallocatechin
0.03mg

Nutrients percent of daily need

Calories:331.32kcal
16.57%
Fat:18.05g
27.76%
Saturated Fat:3.01g
18.83%
Carbohydrates:5.46g
1.82%
Net Carbohydrates:4.73g
1.72%
Sugar:1.28g
1.43%
Cholesterol:96.77mg
32.26%
Sodium:374.6mg
16.29%
Alcohol:1.53g
100%
Alcohol %:0.77%
100%
Protein:32.95g
65.9%
Vitamin B3:16.08mg
80.39%
Selenium:49.24µg
70.34%
Vitamin B6:1.22mg
61.2%
Vitamin K:42.78µg
40.74%
Phosphorus:339.48mg
33.95%
Vitamin B5:2.23mg
22.25%
Potassium:646.66mg
18.48%
Magnesium:47.84mg
11.96%
Vitamin B2:0.18mg
10.5%
Vitamin E:1.5mg
9.97%
Vitamin B1:0.12mg
8.18%
Vitamin C:6.13mg
7.43%
Zinc:1.01mg
6.71%
Manganese:0.13mg
6.63%
Iron:1.01mg
5.64%
Vitamin B12:0.31µg
5.17%
Folate:18.4µg
4.6%
Copper:0.07mg
3.64%
Calcium:29.59mg
2.96%
Fiber:0.73g
2.92%
Vitamin A:130.12IU
2.6%
Vitamin D:0.15µg
1.01%