Air Fryer South African Pork Sosatie Apricot Skewers

AF-200 Crew Pork Recipe

Air Fryer South African Pork Sosatie Apricot Skewers

Sosaties are South African Cape Malay skewers marinated with curry spice, vinegar and fruit. Pork and dried apricot make a particularly fine sweet-sour partnership over fierce heat. The air fryer chars the edges while keeping the shoulder juicy. Onion and pepper break up the meat, and an apricot chutney glaze goes on late so the sugar colours rather than burns.

Air Fryer South African Pork Sosatie Apricot Skewers
Air Fryer South African Pork Sosatie Apricot Skewers preparation stage

You’ll Need

For the Sosaties
750g pork shoulder, cut into 2cm pieces
12 dried apricots, halved
1 red onion, cut into chunks
1 red pepper, cut into chunks
8 short wooden skewers, soaked
For the Marinade
2 tbsp cider vinegar
2 tbsp vegetable oil
1 tbsp apricot jam
1 tbsp mild curry powder
1 tsp ground coriander
½ tsp ground cumin
½ tsp turmeric
2 garlic cloves, finely grated
1 tsp sea salt
For the Glaze
2 tbsp apricot chutney
1 tbsp hot water
Optional but dangerous
Yellow rice
Tomato sambal
A cold South African lager

Method

Whisk all the marinade ingredients together.

Add the pork, apricots, onion and pepper and marinate in the fridge for at least 4 hours.

Thread the pork, fruit and vegetables alternately onto the skewers.

Preheat your air fryer to 195°C.

Air fry the skewers for 14-17 minutes, turning every 5 minutes.

Mix the apricot chutney with the hot water.

Brush the skewers with the glaze for the final 3 minutes only.

Check the thickest pork piece has reached 75°C.

Rest for 4 minutes and serve with yellow rice and tomato sambal.

Lad Tip: Put the glaze on at the end. Apricot chutney needs three hot minutes to become lacquer— fifteen minutes turns it into a black adhesive with ambitions beyond dinner.

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