Pineapple and chicken kebabs

Adapted from https://www.simplyrecipes.com/recipes/chicken_and_pineapple_kabobs/

Makes 8

Ingredients:                                                                                                                                    Sauce - 1/2 cup plain yogurt; 1/4 teaspoon salt; 1 tsp chili flakes; 1 small cucumber chopped into small pieces

Marinade - 1/4 cup olive oil; 1/4 cup pineapple juice; 1 tablespoon soy sauce; 1 teaspoon salt; 1 teaspoon ground black pepper

680g chicken (breast or thighs), cut into 3cm pieces; 1 pineapple, peeled and chopped into 3cm pieces; 1 green capsicum and 1 capsicum, chopped into 3cm pieces; little tomatoes; zucchini chopped into 3cm pieces; another small cucumber cut into 3cm pieces

Tortillas for serving

Method:

Stir together the ingredients for the yogurt sauce.

Marinate the chicken - Whisk together olive oil, pineapple juice, garlic, soy sauce, salt, and pepper in a medium bowl. Add chicken to bowl and stir to coat with the marinade. Let marinate for 20 to 30 minutes, or overnight.

Heat a gas or charcoal grill to medium-high heat

If you are using bamboo skewers, be sure to soak them in water before assembling the ingredients on the skewers. Assemble the kebabs. Add the pineapple, peppers, and chicken to the skewers in any order you like, alternating between chicken, vegetables and fruit, dividing the ingredients evenly among the eight skewers.

Grill the kebabs on a lightly oiled grill.

Add the kebabs and let them cook for 5 to 6 minutes per side, until they get a nice char on them. Flip a few times until total grilling time reaches the 15-18 minute range.

Thanks for cooking Rob! 

To cook the kebabs Rob used lump wood charcoal then Jack Daniels whisky barrel woodchips in a small charcoal kettle barbecue. Mmmmm, delicious. Anne

Test a larger piece of chicken to see if it’s cooked through.

Serve grilled kebabs with yogurt sauce and wrap into tortillas.

Leftover kebabs will keep great for a few days in the fridge, and you can reheat them on a medium-low grill or in a 180°C oven until warmed through, about 5 minutes.