Grilled Tropical Kebabs - Shish Kebabs or Shish Kabobs

Oh-so-very-very-good!! I originally got this recipe from my friend Alan many years ago, and have tweaked it to my liking since. My favorite for summer grilling! You can make them indoors with grill pans, too.

• Ready In: 30 mins
• Yields: 1 batch

Ingredients

• Marinade

• 2  tablespoons white vinegar or 2  tablespoons cider vinegar
• 1  tablespoon lime juice
• 1  tablespoon  pineapple juice (listed below)
• 3  tablespoons soy sauce
• 1  tablespoon  sesame oil
• 2 -3  dashes  hot sauce
• 2  tablespoons mustard, sweet & hot
• 3  tablespoons chunky peanut butter
• 2  garlic cloves, crushed
• 1⁄2 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1⁄4 teaspoon black pepper
• 2  tablespoons cooking sherry

• Kabobs

• 1 1⁄4 lbs turkey breast or 1 1⁄4 lbs chicken
• 1 1⁄2 cups pineapple chunks, fresh or 1 1⁄2 cups pineapple chunks, canned
• 1  red sweet bell pepper, cut into 1 inch squares
• 1⁄2 onion, cut into 1 inch squares
•  cherry tomatoes
•  bamboo skewer, soaked in water before grilling

Directions

1. Mix together marinade ingredients; reserve 2 tbsp of marinade for brushing on while grilling and set aside.
2. Cut meat into bite size cubes.
3. Place meat in marinade, cover, and refrigerate for at least two hours, stirring occasionally.
4. Cut pineapple into bite size chunks.
5. Place meat and pineapple chunks/pepper/onion/tomato alternately on water-soaked skewers.
6. Grill or broil shish kabobs until done, about 10-15 minutes, turning occasionally and brushing with reserved marinade.
7. Good with beef and pork, too!