The South African Cook Book by Diane Kersey - HTML preview

Sweet and Sour Chicken Kebabs

1.1 lbs. boneless chicken breasts

1 teaspoon crushed garlic

Salt and ground black pepper

½ cup lemon juice

5 teaspoons olive oil

1 teaspoon basil

1 teaspoon paprika

5 teaspoon honey

1 fresh pineapple, cubed

12 small peppadews

24 fresh basil leaves

24 cocktail sticks

Method: Preheat oven to 350oF. Cut chicken into bite sized pieces and place in a large bowl. Mix garlic, salt, pepper, lemon juice, olive oil, basil, paprika and honey, and pour over chicken, making sure that it is well covered. Let stand for 1 hour.

Remove chicken pieces from marinade and roast in oven until golden brown – about 10 minutes. Remove from oven and allow to cool. Thread onto cocktail sticks with cubes of pineapple and peppadews. Garnish with fresh basil leaves. Makes 24