Slayer's Sweet, Tangy, and Spicy Kabobs

Name: Slayer's Sweet, Tangy, and Spicy Kabobs
Prep time: 40 min
Cook time: 10 min
Yield: 16 kabobs
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons brown sugar; 2 tablespoons honey; 1 tablespoon lime juice (optional); 1 tablespoon lemon juice; 3 tablespoons maraschino cherry juice; 1 teaspoon garlic powder; 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger; 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper; 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper (optional); 1/4 cup pineapple juice; 1/4 cup dry white wine; 1/4 cup hot pepper sauce (such as Crystal®) (optional); 3/4 cup reduced-sodium soy sauce; 1 (8 ounce) package fresh mushrooms, stems removed; 1 small red onion, cut into chunks; 1 red bell pepper, cut into 1 inch pieces; 1/2 pint cherry tomatoes; 4 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves - cut into 1 inch pieces; 16 wooden skewers, soaked in water; 16 fresh pineapple chunks; 16 maraschino cherries, stemmed

"I acquired both my nickname and the idea for this recipe while working at an awful franchised restaurant in my college years. These are great for Summertime cookouts at tailgate partys or just for get-togethers. The sauce is fairly versatile and can be used for an array of different meats and applications (I originally used the sauce for chicken wings). For people such as myself who have acid reflux I have indicated some ingredients that can be left out in order to help curb the heartburn."

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Slayer's Sweet, Tangy, and Spicy Kabobs

16 kabobs

Prep40 min

Cook10 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

636Calories

41 gProtein

6 gFat

110 gCarbs

Counts 17 of 19 ingredients. The other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 17 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Chicken	100g cooked	165
Cherry	1 cup (138g)	87
Pineapple	1 cup chunks (165g)	82
Honey	1 tbsp (21g)	64
Sugar	1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated	49
Onion	1 medium (110g)	44
Bell Pepper	1 medium (119g)	31
Wine	2 tbsp cooking wine (30ml)	25
Tomato	1 medium (123g)	22
Mushrooms	1/2 cup sliced (35g)	15
Lemon	juice of 1 lemon (48ml)	12
Lime	juice of 1 lime (44ml)	11
Soy Sauce	1 tbsp (15ml)	9
Chili	1 tsp (2.7g)	8
Black Pepper	1 tsp ground (2.3g)	6
Garlic	1 clove (3g)	4
Ginger	1 tsp grated fresh (2g)	2
Sauce	not in our table	0
Water	not in our table	0

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

By allrecipes. Recipe from Open Recipes.

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The pairs that carry this dish. Each one is judged two ways: how much their aromas overlap, and how often cooks already put them together.

Lime + lemontop 1% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together1,289 recipes

Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).
Lime + gingertop 2% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together1,621 recipes

Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).
Lime + peppertop 2% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together3,491 recipes

Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).
Lemon + peppertop 3% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together27,047 recipes

Shared aroma: trans-2-nonenal (cardboard, fatty).
Lemon + gingertop 5% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together5,154 recipes

Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).

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