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Filipino BBQ Pork Skewers (Inihaw na Baboy) with Sweet Soy Glaze

Filipino BBQ pork skewers with a sticky sweet soy glaze are marinated, threaded, then grilled hot until charred at the edges and caramelized. Thin pork shoulder becomes tender and glistens with sauce as you baste each turn for that classic inihaw na baboy finish.
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Marinating 4 hours
Total Time 4 hours 40 minutes
Servings: 6 servings
Course: Main Dish
Cuisine: Filipino
Calories: 560
Ingredients Equipment Method Notes

Ingredients
  

Pork shoulder
  • 2 lb pork shoulder, sliced thin (1/4 inch)
Filipino BBQ Marinade
  • 0.5 cup soy sauce
  • 0.5 cup banana ketchup (or regular ketchup)
  • 0.25 cup lemon-lime soda (7-Up or Sprite)
  • 3 tbsp brown sugar
  • 3 tbsp white vinegar
  • 5 garlic, minced
  • 1 tsp black pepper
Skewers
  • 1 Bamboo skewers, soaked 30 minutes
Sawsawan (dipping sauce)
  • 0.25 cup white vinegar
  • 3 garlic minced
  • 1 tsp sugar
  • 1 bird's eye chili
For serving
  • 1 garlic fried rice
  • 1 sawsawan for dipping (as prepared)

Equipment

  • 1 grill
  • 1 small saucepan

Method
 

Make the marinade and marinate
  1. In a bowl, mix soy sauce, banana ketchup, lemon-lime soda, brown sugar, white vinegar, minced garlic, and black pepper until the sugar dissolves.
  2. Thread sliced pork onto soaked bamboo skewers and submerge in marinade, then refrigerate 4–8 hours.
Make the dipping sauce
  1. In a bowl, mix white vinegar, minced garlic, sugar, and bird's eye chili, then set aside.
Grill the pork skewers
  1. Preheat the grill to medium-high and oil the grates.
  2. Grill the skewers 3–4 minutes per side, basting with reserved marinade each time, until caramelized and cooked through.
Serve
  1. Serve hot with garlic fried rice and sawsawan for dipping.

Notes

For the glossiest caramelization, baste during each flip and avoid moving the skewers too early—let them char slightly before turning. Refrigerate leftovers in a sealed container for up to 3 days; freeze cooked skewers up to 2 months. Dietary swap: use low-sugar ketchup and a reduced-sugar banana ketchup to cut added sugar while keeping the sweet-soy style.