South Pacific Chicken Strips With Guava Dipping Sauce

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1/2 cup pineapple juice
• 1/2 cup passion fruit nectar
• 2 tablespoons soy sauce
• 3 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 inch piece fresh ginger, minced
• 1/2 teaspoon ground allspice
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
• 1 -2 pinch crushed red pepper flakes (optional)
• 1 1/2 lbs boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut in 1 1/2-inch long strips or 1 1/2 lbs chicken tenders
• 1 cup guava nectar
• 1/4 cup pineapple juice
• 1/4 ounce dark rum (optional)
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 teaspoon fresh ginger, minced
• 1 pinch cinnamon
• 2 green onions, minced
• 3 tablespoons butter
• salt
• fresh ground black pepper
• green onion, finely minced, for garnish & dipping sauce
• fresh pineapple, sliced, for garnish
• fresh kiwi, sliced, for garnish

Recipe

• 1 soak wooden skewers in water.
• 2 add pineapple juice, passion fruit nectar, soy sauce, garlic, ginger, allspice, salt, and pepper to a nonreactive baking dish large enough to hold all the chicken and mix well.
• 3 add chicken strips and turn to coat; cover and marinate for 30 minutes.
• 4 remove chicken from marinade, discarding marinade, and skewer each chicken strip.
• 5 thread chicken onto skewers and place skewers on a baking sheet.
• 6 broil in the oven about 6 inches from the heat for 7-8 minutes, turning once.
• 7 guava dipping sauce:.
• 8 add guava nectar, pineapple juice, garlic, ginger, and green onions to a small saucepan over medium-high heat and reduce by half.
• 9 remove from heat and add butter, stirring until melted.
• 10 season to taste with salt and pepper and more green onions.
• 11 to serve:.
• 12 place guava dipping sauce in a small bowl, and place bowl in the middle of a large serving platter.
• 13 fan out south pacific chicken skewers around bowl.
• 14 garnish platter with green onions and pineapple slices. .