Every fall the Greek Orthodox Church of Salt Lake City holds a Greek Festival and every fall we go and have a great time feasting on the food and enjoying the Greek culture. One of our favorite foods is the souvlaki – tasty little bits of juicy, marinated, barbecued pork.
One year I decided having souvlaki just at the Greek Festival wasn’t enough, so I went in search of a great recipe I could make a home. It was probably more than 25 years ago, before I could just hop on the internet and find a great recipe, so I went to the library and in a little Greek cookbook found this souvlaki recipe that my family loves and I have been making frequently ever since. It’s easy and so delicious!
I am submitting this family favorite recipe to the Family Recipes: Memories of Family, Food and Fun event hosted by HoneyB and Laura. I’m looking forward to the roundup of great family recipes everyone is willing to share.
Souvlaki
2 T. olive oil
3 T. lemon juice
1/2 t. salt
1/8 t. pepper
1/2 t. marjoram
2 lbs. cubed pork loin
Mix ingredients, marinate in a Ziploc bag 6 hours or overnight. Spear cubes on skewers. BBQ on high heat approximately 3 minutes per side.
(I doubled the recipe in the picture. It freezes and reheats well.)
I usually always serve the souvlaki with Greek rice from the same little Greek cookbook. The rice has a creamy texture, with a great lemon flavor. (I’ll post a picture next time I make it.)
Greek Rice
1 T. butter
1 c. long grain rice
1/2 t. salt
1 T. lemon juice
3 cups chicken broth
Garnish with chopped parsley
Melt butter in sauce pan. Add rice and saute stirring frequently until rice is transparent. Add broth, salt and lemon juice. Bring to a boil. Cover pan, turn heat to lowest setting and simmer 25 min. or until rice is tender.
Cafe Rio Sweet Pork Barbacoa Salad
I love to bake, especially cookies, cakes, and pies.
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I had no idea Souvlaki was pork. Sounds wonderful. Cant get any easier then that! Thanks for sharing your family favorites!
We will definitely try this! Something good enough for you to keep making after 25 years has to be great! Thanks for participating!
Family favorites have to be among the best ever recipes. This sounds terrific! Thank you so much for sharing. It means a lot!
Mmmnnnn! I am bookmarking this for a future barbecue.
I love old family favorites like this! It looks great, Barbara! Thanks for sharing!
Love souvlaki – I make mine with Chicken and greek seasoning – I’ll have to try your seasonings!
hee! I just recently had this in a Greek diner! but mine was chicken. Yours look really amazing, too! yay, now I can have this from my own kitchen!
That looks delicious Barbara! I love souvlaki but never made it at home before. Thanks for the recipe! :)
I love Greek food. I’m printing this recipe and adding it to our menu for next week. Thanks for sharing it!
I’m so happy to have some of my family’s and my husband’s family’s recipes here at home. I really treasure them. Sounds like a fun blog event to join in on.
Barbara, I’m curious..what type of side dishes did you serve with this?
I love souvlaki but have never made it before! Thanks for showing me that it is doable at home. This looks delicious!
These look really great! I love old family favorites like this. Thanks for sharing!
Thanks for all the great comments. Definitely give it a try and let me know what you think.
Tami thanks for asking about side dishes. I wondered if I should post the Greek Rice recipe I always serve with the souvlaki, but didn’t have a picture so didn’t initially. I have now added it at the bottom of the post.
A Greek salad would be great with it too. Pam posted a great looking recipe that I want to try http://fortheloveofcooking-recipes.blogspot.com/2008/11/greek-salad-with-lemon-garlic-dressing.html
i didn’t know you were from utah, i used to go there all the time, great shopping when you’re from idaho!
i love greek food, this looks so good, great flavors
Mmm, this souvlaki recipes sounds great! I love a good tried and true recipe that was the product of some good ole-fashioned research :) Looks delicious! I’m a Greek food fan, for sure, so I can’t wait to add this to my list of “weekly dinners.” Sorry that I’ve been an absent commenter; I just finished up my law school exams and am finally getting around to my google reader.
excellent for a bbq!
Love this combo and the greek rice.. something I must try. Thanks for sharing this recipe!
I love souvlaki and have never ever made it! Thanks for this great recipe!
The pork sounds delicious and so does the rice. I have a craving for Greek food now.
I’m still drooling over the white chocolate lime coconut cake! I am thinking about turning that into cupcakes! Thank you Barbara!
Kasha
Your Souvlaki looks just like the Greek Festival great job.
Both of these recipes sound wonderful. Simple and delicious! I will have to check these out when I have a chance.
This looks fabulous! And of course, there will be delightful food at the Ball. It is the Pond, after all.
This is a perfect, perfect meal! I’ve always wanted to know how to make Greek rice too. Thanks for sharing these great recipes!
Thanks for visiting my blog. This looks great. Love greek food
What a wonderfull entry! I love souvlaki.
I love greek food, I could eat it every day and never get tired of it. This looks delicious.
I love souvlaki! Love it! Great job. They look tempting
I didn’t know it was pork either! I’m excited to try this!
This sounds fantastic,and nice and easy too!
Dear Barbara, I expect an award on my blog!
I’m making this tonight. I’ll let you know how it turns out. I can’t wait. It should go over big with everyone, especially my son who loves pork chops and pork tenderloin.
Yum, I love Greek food. If I can just get off my Paris food obsession I’ll try your recipes. The rice looks delish.
That looks so yummy! I love tried and true recipes that you’ve been making for years and still keep making–that’s a sure sign of a great recipe!
Fingerlicking good…YUM!!
Yum, this sounds really good and something I could make!
Barbara,
We tried this and it was amazing. Thanks for the recipe. Glad I found your blog. You have great stuff.
I’m hungry right now.. so yummy
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