Bubba's honolulu hot chicks

Ingredients

Quantity		Ingredient
1	cup	Soy Sauce
1	cup	Pineapple juice (from pineapple chunk cans below)
½	cup	Cooking oil
2	teaspoons	Dry mustard
2	tablespoons	Brown sugar
4	teaspoons	Ground ginger
2	teaspoons	Garlic powder
½	teaspoon	Fresh ground pepper
2	pounds	Boneless chicken breasts
2	cans	Sliced water chestnuts
2	cans	Pineapple chunks (in juice, not syrup)

Directions

MARINADE STEP 1

SOLID STUFF

First, kudos, praise, and sincere thanks for The McGraths gracious hosting of today's Boston Area Hotluck at their lovely home. The Blessings of El Grande be upon you, your children, and your children's children.

(caution- may be habit-forming): For marinade step 1: Combine in a saucepan. Stir and simmer 5 minutes.

Cool.

For solid stuff: Cut chicken into small pieces (½ to ¾ inch cubes) Assemble Solid Stuff onto toothpicks (1 pineapple chunk, 1 water chestnut slice, 2 pieces of chicken [1 on each end]). Place in layers in a deep dish. Pour cooled marinade over and let sit 1 hour at room temp.

THEN: Grill until almost done. A few minutes before removing from grill, brush each liberally with a fruit-based hab sauce (I use Inner Beauty Real Hot Sauce). Continue grilling a couple of minutes to "set" sauce.

MARINADE- STEP 2: While grilling chicken, simmer remaining marinade above to reduce somewhat and thicken. Add any remaining pineapple and water chestnuts to the sauce. Add several tablespoons of the same hot sauce to the marinade, then add powdered habs to achieve desired heat level to your taste. Serve skewers and use the reduced marinade as a dipping sauce.

VARIATION 1- Toothpick size skewers are good for parties or as an appetizer; use bamboo yakitori skewers for dinner size portions, alternating various colors of bell or hot peppers with the solid stuff above.

VARIATION 2- For non-CH consumption, omit the hot sauce and hab powder.

This recipe began as a tasty (but infidel) version with just the Marinade-Step 1.

VARIATION 3- Other fruits, in addition to the pineapple, would probably be good but I haven't tried that.

Again, to Mr. and Mrs. Jim McGrath, their dog, and all fellow CH'ers who made this great event happen- may El Grande shower you with (his?) (her?) flavorful benediction and shelter you from the Ring of Fire which cometh.

Posted to CHILE-HEADS DIGEST V3 #342 by bubba@... (Bob Sanferrare) on Jun 1, 1997