Summer is my favorite time of the year. For me, it is a time when I can slow down, relax and enjoy my time off from work. It is a time when I can reflect and spend quality time with my family. This means going for a walk, playing a board game, watching a movie or even enjoying a good meal together. Barbecue is our favorite way to cook our food in summer. We use charcoal to barbecue our food. Our all-time favorite food to barbecue is pork. The pork is sliced thinly, marinated overnight, skewered on bamboo sticks and cooked on a barbecue grill.
It is a lot of work but it’s worth it 
Ingredients
- 2.5 lbs pork shoulder butt
- Bamboo skewers
- 1 head garlic, minced
- ¼ cup lemon or calamansi juice
- 1/2 cup soy sauce
- 1/3 cup brown sugar
- ½ cup ketchup
- 1 can 7-up
Instructions
- Prepare pork by slicing it into ¼ inch thick, 1 1/2 inch long and 1 inch wide pieces.
- In a large bowl, combine garlic, lemon juice, soy sauce, sugar, ketchup and 7-up. Add pork pieces and mix well. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate overnight.
- Soak the bamboo skewers in water for at least one hour.
- Prepare basting sauce by combining ¼ cup lemon juice, 1/2 cup soy sauce, 1/3 cup brown sugar and ½ cup ketchup. Set aside.
- String the pork pieces on skewers, around 5-6 pieces on each stick.
- Grill on medium heat until cooked, basting and turning every few minutes on each side.
- Serve with vinegar garlic dipping sauce. Enjoy!
Notes
To make the vinegar-garlic dipping sauce: Combine 1/3 cup white vinegar, 2 cloves of crushed garlic, 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground pepper.
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So what’s the recipe for the vinegar garlic dipping sauce?
Hi Matt,
Thanks for stopping by! I have included the recipe for vinegar-garlic dipping sauce. Enjoy:)
Good timing. I marinated it this morning and am about to throw it on the grill. Thanks for the quick update!
No problem
Okay. That was fantastic. Didn’t really need the dipping sauce after all. The basting sauce was more than enough flavor for me. Thanks for the recipe!
Hi Matt,
Yes, the pork barbecue with the basting sauce is good enough as is and that’s how my family prefers it too. The vinegar-garlic dipping sauce is just my personal preference 
I am glad you liked it