Side Dishes

Grilled Pork Neck with Watermelon Glaze

Name: Grilled Pork Neck with Watermelon Glaze
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 1 serving
Cuisine: Korean
Ingredients: 70 g Pork neck (moksim); 2 g Olive oil; 0.25 g Ground black pepper; 15 g Watermelon; 3 g Soy sauce; 2 g Sugar; 3 g Rice syrup (mulyeot); 2 g Minced garlic; 0.25 g Ground black pepper

수박즙돼지목심구이

Scored pork neck marinated in olive oil and pepper, then grilled with a glaze made from fresh watermelon juice, soy sauce, garlic and syrup. The fruit's natural sweetness lets a little soy sauce go a long way.

15mPrep

15mCook

1Serving

EasyLevel

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📝 Step-by-Step Instructions

Pat the pork with paper towels to remove the blood.

Grilled Pork Neck with Watermelon Glaze — step 1

Score the pork.

Grilled Pork Neck with Watermelon Glaze — step 2

Rub the pork with olive oil and pepper and let it marinate.

Grilled Pork Neck with Watermelon Glaze — step 3

Seed the watermelon and blend the flesh.

Grilled Pork Neck with Watermelon Glaze — step 4

Mix all the sauce ingredients and reduce briefly over low heat, then cool.

Grilled Pork Neck with Watermelon Glaze — step 5

Spoon the sauce over the marinated pork and grill in a pan.

Grilled Pork Neck with Watermelon Glaze — step 6

📊 Nutrition Facts (per serving)

229Calories (kcal)

6.8 gCarbs

197.5 gProtein

16.1 gFat

199.8 mgSodium

Nutrition values are taken from the original recipe data and are approximate.

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Source: adapted from the recipe database of the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety of Korea (Food Safety Korea), used under the Korea Open Government License (KOGL) Type 1. English translation and editing by coo K food.