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WILLEM'S MANDARIN MAPLE SKEWERS

Willem's Mandarin Maple Skewers feature weet mandarin orange segments tucked between tender chicken or prawns, red peppers, and onion before being brushed with a citrus glaze layered with ginger, garlic, soy, maple, and just a touch of heat.
They become juicy, lightly smoky, and almost candy-like caramelized around the edges, while beautifully balancing the savory glaze. This is my own take on using pineapple on the grill
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Cuisine American, Japanese

Ingredients
  

FOR SKEWERS

  • 1 lb chicken chunks or large peeled prawns
  • 1 red bell pepper 1.5" pieces
  • 1 small red onion 1.5" pieces
  • Mandarin orange segments or wedges
  • Skewers soak bamboo before grilling

THE MARINADE-GLAZE

  • 1/3 cup orange marmalade
  • 3 Tbsp soy sauce
  • 2 Tbsp maple syrup
  • 1 1/2 tsp fresh GRATED ginger
  • 2 garlic cloves minced
  • 2 tsp rice vinegar
  • 1 tsp sesame oil
  • 1-2 tsp sriracha optional heat

Instructions
 

GRILL OR BAKE

  • Whisk glaze ingredients together. Reserve some for serving
  • Alternate chicken or prawns, vegetables, and oranges on skewers.
  • Brush with glaze.- MARINATE 30 MIN - 2 HOURS
  • Grill at 400- 425° until lightly charred and cooked through (165°F)
  • Turn often to avoid burning. Brush with reserved glaze before serving.

Notes

Serve with jasmine rice, and a crisp Sunomono cucumber salad. Garnish with sesame seeds & slivered green onion.
SOOT says this recipe works equally well with salmon, tofu, beef, pork, etc.   Just keep the pieces fairly uniformly cut  to about 1.5"  to allow for even cooking. 
If you can't find fresh mandarin oranges, use either regular orange segments or even pineapple chunks work very well.
Keyword KEBAB, MANDARIN, MAPLE