Thai-Style Ground Pork Skewers

1 . Stage

Combine pork, sugar, fish sauce, garlic, salt, and pepper in a bowl. Mix together thoroughly. Dissolve baking powder in 1 tablespoon water and blend completely into pork mixture. Cover bowl with plastic wrap and chill in the refrigerator for 1 hour.

2 . Stage

Preheat an outdoor grill for medium heat and lightly oil the grate.

3 . Stage

Thread a handful of pork mixture through a skewer using lightly oiled hands. Shape meat into a 1-inch-thick sausage around th skewer. Repeat with remaining pork and skewers.

4 . Stage

Grill skewers, turning as needed, until browned on all sides and no longer pink in the center, about 15 minutes. Cut each sausage into bite-sized pieces before serving.