BBQ Pork Ears

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Ingredients
2 pounds pork ears
1 cup vinegar
1 cup water
½ cup soy sauce
1 head garlic
2 bay leaves
1 teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon pepper
½ cup oyster sauce
½ cup banana ketchup
¼ cup sesame oil
Equipment
10 to 15 bamboo skewers (soaked in water for about 30 minutes)


Cooking Instructions
1. With a knife, scrape off any stray hairs from pork ears. Rinse and drain well.
2. In a pot over medium heat, combine pork ears, vinegar, water and soy sauce. Bring to a boil, without stirring, and skim off any foam that floats on top.
3. Add garlic, bay leaves, salt and pepper. Lower heat, cover, and cook for about 1½ to 2 hours or until meat is very tender. Drain from liquid and allow to completely cool in the refrigerator.
4. Cut pork ears to about 1-inch sized pieces and thread into bamboo skewers.
In a bowl, combine oyster sauce, banana ketchup and sesame oil. Stir until well-blended.
5. Grill skewered pork ears over hot coals, turning as needed and regularly basting with oyster sauce and banana ketchup mixture, until nicely charred. Serve hot with spiced vinegar.