Ingredients

  • 1 (16 ounce) can pineapple chunks
  • 1/4 cup dry red wine
  • 2 tablespoons lemon juice
  • 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
  • 1 tablespoon honey
  • 1 garlic clove, minced
  • 3 canned yams
  • 3 very firm bananas
  • 12 small white onions

Method

  • Drain pineapple; combine pineapple juice with wine, lemon juice, oil, honey, and garlic.
  • Cut the yams into 2-inch chunks and the bananas in 1-inch thick slices. Add yams, bananas, and onions to marinade. Let stand in refrigerator overnight, or for at least 2 hours at room temperature. Turn several times; drain, reserving marinade.
  • Alternately thread pineapple, yam, banana, and an onion, then repeat, ending with a cube of pineapple, on 12 skewers. Grill 5 inches above heat 8 to 10 minutes, turning skewers to brown all sides, brushing with marinade as you turn. Serves 12.
  • The Great International Barbecue Book.