Sweet N Sour Chicken Kabobs Recipes

SWEET & SOUR CHICKEN KABOBS

Steps:

• Marinate cubed chicken in soy sauce for 15 minutes.
• Cut onion into 1 1/2 inch chunks.
• Cut pineapple spears into 6 pieces each.
• Set aside.
• Lightly oil grill rack and heat grill or preheat oven broiler.
• In small bowl, combine plum sauce, orange rind, gingerroot and red pepper flakes and mix well and set aside.
• Alternately skewer chicken, onion and pineapple onto 15 inch metal skewers.
• Discard leftover soy marinade.
• Place kabobs 4 to 6 inches over medium high heat or charcoal grill.
• Brush plum mixture over kabobs.
• Cover grill and cook 4 to 5 minutes.
• Turn and brush again.
• Cover and cook an additional 4 to 5 minutes.
• If broiling, place on broiler pan 4 to 6 inches from heat using above times.

SWEET-AND-SOUR SHISH KABOBS

Steps:

• In a large resealable bag, combine 1/4 cup of the apricot preserves, the tamari, chili paste and sesame oil. Add the diced chicken and toss to combine. Marinate in the refrigerator for at least 4 hours or up to overnight.
• Preheat a grill pan over medium heat. Thread each skewer in the following order: pepper, chicken, pineapple, chicken, pepper, chicken, pineapple. Repeat until all the chicken is used; reserve the marinade in the bag.
• Drizzle the skewers with the olive oil and place them in the hot grill pan. Cook, rotating often, until the chicken is cooked through and edges of the pineapple are golden brown, about 10 minutes.
• Meanwhile, place the reserved marinade and the remaining 2 tablespoons apricot preserves in a small saucepan and bring to a boil. Baste the skewers with this mixture 2 or 3 times during cooking.

SWEET AND SOUR CHICKEN SKEWERS

Steps:

• Put the vinegar, sugar, reserved pineapple juice and cornstarch slurry into a small saucepan. Bring to a boil over medium heat, then reduce heat and simmer until the sauce thickens, about 8 minutes. Remove from heat and set aside. Reserve half of the sauce in a small serving bowl to be used as a dipping sauce alongside the skewers.
• Quarter the red pepper and remove the core and seeds. Slice each quarter into 6 pieces. Cut each chicken thigh into 6 pieces.
• Preheat a grill pan or an outdoor grill to medium heat.
• On each of the 8 skewers, place 1 chunk of pineapple, then a piece of chicken thigh, followed by a piece of red pepper. Repeat with another piece of pineapple then chicken, then red pepper. Season skewers with salt and pepper, to taste. Grill the skewers on oiled grill, cooking for 4 minutes on each side. Brush the sweet and sour sauce all over the skewers and grill and additional 2 minutes per side. Remove to a serving dish and serve with the reserved sweet and sour sauce, for dipping.