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Serves 4 Prep  25 mins Cooking 15 mins Easy  
  + soaking   My rating rating4

Ingredients

500g pork mince (at least 10% fat)
2 tsp allspice berries, ground using a pestle & mortar
1tsp ground cinnamon
2 tsp thyme leaves
2 spring onions, finely chopped
2 garlic cloves, finely chopped (optional)
1 lime, zested and cut into quarters
 2 tsp molasses or honey 2 tbsp
olive oil
Rice, peas & Corn Salad
90g cooked rice
1/4 cucumber
4 radishes (optional)
2 cherry tomatoes
50g frozen peas
50g frozen sweetcorn
2 tsp olive oil
2 tsp lemon juice

equipment: 8 wooden (soaked for 2 hrs) or metal skewers


  1. Put the pork mince in a bowl and use your hands to mix in the allspice, cinnamon, thyme, spring onions, garlic, lime zest and molasses or honey. Drizzle the olive oil over a large plate.

  2. Divide the mince mixture into eight portions and roll into even-sized balls. Working with one ball at a time and using wet hands, press the ball onto a skewer, forming it into a sausage shape around the skewer as you go. Transfer the finished skewers to the oiled plate and keep chilled until needed. You can leave out the skewers, cook them indoors on a grill and just put the skewers on to serve. Will keep covered in the fridge for up to a day.

  3. Light the barbecue. When the coals are ashen, place the skewers on the grill and cook, undisturbed, for 2 mins. Carefully turn using tongs and cook for another 5 mins before turning again. Repeat this process once more until the skewers are cooked through and browned. If you don't have a barbecue, you can use the grill or a frying pan, but it might take a bit longer to cook.

  4. Remove to a serving platter, squeeze over the lime wedges and season. Serve with a rice salad, if you like (ours was a mixture of cooked rice, sweetcorn, red onion and herbs).

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