Pineapple Rum Turkey Kabobs Food

PINEAPPLE BEEF KABOBS

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine first six ingredients. Pour 3/4 cup into a large resealable plastic bag; add beef. Seal bag and turn to coat; refrigerate 1-4 hours. Cover and refrigerate remaining marinade for basting. , Drain and discard marinade. On 12 metal or soaked wooden skewers, alternately thread the beef, pineapple, mushrooms, peppers and onion. Moisten a paper towel with cooking oil; using long-handled tongs rub on grill rack to coat lightly., Grill, covered, over medium-hot heat 8-10 minutes or until meat reaches desired doneness, turning occasionally and basting frequently with reserved marinade., Cook rice according to package directions; serve with kabobs.

PINEAPPLE WITH RUM SAUCE

Steps:

• Remove pineapple leaves and discard.
• Quarter pineapple lengthwise and cut out and discard cores.
• With a sharp knife, cut fruit from rinds, keeping rinds intact and reserving them.
• Cut pineapple crosswise into 1/4 inch thick slices.
• In a medium size saucepan, melt butter; add 5 tablespoons brown sugar, rum, lemon juice and bring to a light boil.
• Reduce heat and cook over moderate heat for 1 minute, stirring continuously.
• Add pineapple slices, stir to coat and cook for 1 minute, stirring occasionally.
• Preheat broiler to HIGH.
• Line a shallow baking pan with aluminum foil.
• Place reserved rinds in prepared pan and with a fork and a spoon return pineapple pieces to rinds, arranging to near original shape.
• Spoon remaining sauce over pineapple.
• Sprinkle top of pineapple with remaining brown sugar.
• Broil pineapple about 3 inches from broiler elements until slightly charred and heated through, about 6 to 8 minutes.
• Serve pineapple hot with icecream if desired.

CHICKEN KABOBS WITH RUM GLAZED PINEAPPLE

Steps:

• Cut the chicken into large chunks. Add the soy sauce, olive oil, chili sauce, garlic, green onions, black pepper and montery chicken seasoning. Marinate in the refrigerator for at least 2 hours. The longer the better.
• In the meantime, make the rum sauce for the pineapple. In a sauce pan melt the butter, rum, sugar and pineapple juice. Add the cinnamon. Simmer over very low heat for 30-45 minutes until thick and syrupy. Watch carefully during the last 15 minutes so it doesnt get too thick. Keep warm until ready for use.
• Cut the pepper and onion into large pieces. Toss the veggies with the 2 tablespoons oil, pepper and chicken seasoning. Thread onto skewers with the chicken.
• Peel and core the pineapple. You can either lay the pineapple directly on the grill, or thread onto skewers. Before grilling baste with the rum sauce.
• Grill the pineapple, veggies and chicken until the chicken is cooked through. Baste the pineapple with the rum sauce while cooking and again after you remove it from the grill.

PINEAPPLE RUM TURKEY KABOBS

Steps:

• Cut turkey into 1 inch pieces. Place in a zip lock bag.
• For marinade, in a small bowl combine the pineapple juice, rum, brown sugar, lemon zest, and oil.
• Pour over turkey and seal bag. Place in refrigerator for 4-24 hours.
• Drain turkey, reserving marinade.
• In a small saucepan bring marinade to a boil. Boil gently, uncovered for 1 minute then remove from heat.
• On 4 12-inch metal skewers, alternately thread turkey and onion, leaving ¼ inch between pieces.
• On four additional skewers, alternately thread plums and pineapples. Brush onion and fruit with some of the marinade.
• Place kabobs on the rack of an uncovered grill. Grill until turkey is no longer pink. (Allow 12-14 minutes for turkey and about 5 minutes for the fruit.).
• Serve the turkey, onion and fruit over rice.

GRILLED TURKEY KABOBS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the chili sauce, lemon juice, sugar and bay leaves. Pour 1/4 cup marinade into a large resealable plastic bag; add the turkey. Seal bag and turn to coat; refrigerate for at least 2 hours or overnight. Cover and refrigerate remaining marinade., Drain and discard marinade. Discard bay leaves from reserved marinade. On eight metal or soaked wooden skewers, alternately thread turkey and vegetables. Brush lightly with oil. , Using long-handled tongs, moisten a paper towel with cooking oil and lightly coat the grill rack. Grill, uncovered, over medium-hot heat or broil 4 in. from the heat for 9-12 minutes or until meat is no longer pink, turning and basting frequently with reserved marinade.

GRILLED PINEAPPLE WITH RUM REDUCTION SAUCE

Steps:

• Cut the pineapple into 8 wedges, remove core and rind with a knife.
• Place the wedges into a freezer bag with the brown sugar, seal the bag and massage brown sugar onto the wedges.
• Allow the pineapple to macerate in the brown sugar for anywhere from two hours to two days; refrigerate if macerating more than a few hours. The pineapple should release enough juice to dissolve the brown sugar completely.
• Heat the grill to medium heat.
• Add the vanilla and rum to the bag, seal and shake.
• Remove the pineapple from the bag and place it on the grill.
• When the pineapple becomes caramel colored on the bottom side, rotate it. Repeat for each of the 3 sides of each wedge, then remove from the grill.
• Pour the juice from the bag into a saucepan and reduce over medium heat to a thick syrup (be careful of flare-ups during the first minutes since there will be alcohol from the rum and vanilla extract).
• Serve the pineapple alongside a main dish or serve with ice cream and drizzle with the reduction sauce.

FRESH PINEAPPLE RUM

Steps:

• Place pineapple in a large glass container. Pour in rum, covering pineapple completely.
• Store container on a cool, dark shelf, stirring and tasting once a day, until rum reaches desired flavor, at least 1 week but preferably 2.
• Strain out pineapple before serving.

ULTRA EASY PINEAPPLE CHICKEN KABOBS

Steps:

• Preheat an outdoor grill for medium-high heat and lightly oil the grate.
• Thread green bell pepper, onion, chicken, and pineapple onto skewers; brush with barbeque sauce.
• Cook on the preheated grill until chicken is no longer pink in the center and the juices run clear, 7 to 10 minutes per side.

PINEAPPLE-RUM TURKEY KABOBS

Steps:

• Cut turkey into 1-inch cubes.
• Place turkey in a self-sealing plastic bag set in a shallow dish.
• For marinade, combine 1/3 cup pineapple juice, the 3 tablespoons of rum, brown sugar, lemon grass or lemon peel and oil.
• Pour over turkey.
• Seal bag.
• Marinate in refrigerator at least 4 hours or up to 24 hours, turning bag occasionally.
• Drain turkey, reserving marinade.
• In a small saucepan bring reserved marinade to boiling.
• Boil gently, uncovered, for 1 minute.
• Remove from heat.
• On four 12-inch metal skewers, alternately thread turkey and onion, leaving about a 1/4-inch space between pieces.
• Alternately thread plums pineapple onto 4 more skewers.
• Grill turkey and fruit kabobs on the rack of an uncovered grill directly over medium coals until turkey and onion are tender, turkey is no longer pink and fruit is heated through, turning once and brushing occasionally with the heated marinade during the last half of grilling.
• (Allow 12 to 14 minutes for turkey and onion and about 5 minutes for fruit.) If desired, serve over hot cooked rice.