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Spiedini (Italian Skewered Meat and Vegetables)

If you want a more elegant look, take the time to cut the ingredients to the same size, approximately 1-inch squares. For a more homestyle appearance, as shown in the pictures, some variability is fine as long as none of the pieces is extremely large or small. The exact sequence of how to skewer ingredients is up to you but I have provided a suggestion that worked well with the quantity of ingredients I had.
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Prep Time 45 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 15 minutes
Servings: 6 people
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 3 links Tuscan-style sausage without fennel approximately 12 ounces
  • 1 pound lean pork such as tenderloin or another cut that can be cooked quickly
  • 36 pieces pancetta tesa approximately 1” x 1” x 3/16”
  • 3 large bell peppers yellow and/or red and/or orange (not green)
  • 1 large red onion
  • 3 sprigs fresh rosemary
  • 8-9 fresh sage leaves
  • 2 fresh bay leaves
  • 5-6 juniper berries lightly crushed
  • 2-3 sprigs oregano or marjoram or thyme
  • 5-6 cloves garlic very coarsely chopped
  • 1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil approximately
  • salt
  • Freshly ground black pepper

Method
 

  1. Cut each link of sausage into four pieces.
  2. Cut the pork into 24 pieces.
  3. Cut the pancetta tesa into 36 pieces
  4. Cut each pepper into 12 pieces.
  5. Separate the onion into layers and cut 36 pieces of onion about the same size as the pepper pieces
  6. Thread the meat and vegetables onto 12 skewers in the following order: Pepper, Pancetta, Onion, Pork, Pepper, Pancetta, Onion, Sausage, Pepper, Pancetta, Onion, Pork.
  7. On the bottom of a shallow roasting pan large enough to hold the skewers in a single layer, put the rosemary, sage, bay leaves, oregano, juniper berries and garlic.
  8. Put the skewers on top. Season generously with salt and pepper. Drizzle with olive oil.
  9. Roast at 400°F until the meat is cooked, approximately 20 to 30 minutes, basting occasionally with the oil from the pan.
  10. Arrange the skewers on a serving platter. Pour the oil over top being sure to add the cooked herbs and garlic. Serve immediately.

Notes

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