The Houdinis Magical Tuna Kabobs With Pineapple Glaze Recipes

THE HOUDINI'S MAGICAL TUNA KABOBS WITH PINEAPPLE GLAZE

Steps:

• Put first 12 ingredients -- scallions through cinnamon -- into a blender and puree.
• Pour marinade into a plastic bag, then add the tuna.
• Place bag, sealed well, into the refrigerator for 2 - 6 hours, turning every once in a while to distribute marinade evenly.
• If using wooden skewers, cover them with water in a shallow dish and let stand for 2 hours.
• In a pot of boiling water, blanch the bell peppers, zucchini, and onion for 1-2 minutes depending on the size of the slices. Drain and pat dry.
• Make pineapple glaze by placing pineapple juice, lemon juice, ginger, chili, soy, honey and cilantro in a saucepan. Bring to a boil, then turn down to medium low, cooking until mixture is reduced by half. Set aside.
• Remove tuna from refrigerator and drain off marinade.
• On metal or wooden skewers alternately thread ingredients: a slice of onion, tuna , pineapple, bell pepper, zucchini, etc. or in any order that pleases you.
• Heat grill to medium high and cook the kabobs for about 6-8 minutes total, turning once. Use pineapple glaze often to brush on kabobs as cooking and to drizzle any remaining on plates.

TUNA KABOBS

Steps:

• Preheat grill to medium high.
• Combine soy, vinegar, sesame oil and wasabi in a ziplock bag.
• Add tuna and marinate at room temperature for 10 minutes.
• Thread tuna on skewers and cook on an oiled grill 5-10 minutes or until browned outside and cooked to desired degree of doneness inside.

PINA COLADA BREAD WITH PINEAPPLE GLAZE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350.
• Grease 9 x 5 in loaf pan. (Wilton Cake Release works best).
• Sift dry ingredients (including jello) together into bowl.
• In seperate bowl beat butter or margarine until creamy.
• Beat in white and brown (NOT POWDERED) sugars slowly.
• Beat in eggs (and rum if desired) THOROUGHLY.
• Slowly beat in dry ingredients.
• Finally beat in mashed bananas until well mixed.
• Pour into greased loaf pan.
• Center loaf pan in oven.
• Bake for 1 hour to 1 hour and 15 minutes OR until toothpick inserted in CENTER of loaf comes out clean.
• While loaf is baking prepare pineapple glaze.
• Sift powdered sugar into bowl.
• Beat powdered sugar together with pineapple juice until smooth.
• Pour over cooled loaf and sprinkle with toasted coconut.