Hawaiian "Monkey On A Stick" (For Kids of All Ages)

Simple, Sweet, Tangy & Tasty ~
Kids like to help make and eat this meal!

Back in the 1960's, when I was in grammar school, my third grade class had a "Hawaiian" lunch. I have never forgotten the main course: "Monkey On A Stick". (No monkeys were hurt or eaten.) This is a fun and simple kid friendly recipe. 🐒🍍

Ingredients:

4 to 8 wooden skewers

water

1 can pineapple chuncks in juice

4 to 8 hot dogs or fully cooked chiken & apple or chicken & pineapple sausages**

Hawaiian barbecue sauce or barbecue sauce of your choice

Method:

Soak the skewers in water for 10 to 30 miutes.

Boil the hot dogs or sausages for 5 minutes. Drain and set aside to cool.**

Drain the pineapple chunks and set aside. (Save the juice for a smoothie or freeze in an ice cube tray for later.)

Cut the meat into bite sized chunks.

Thread a meat chunk onto a skewer. Add a pineapple chunk and continue to alternate the meat and fruit on the skewer. Repeat until all of your skewers are filled.

Grill or broil until browned on all sides. Brush with barbecue sauce and cook for a couple more minutes.

Serve over rice.

My 8 year old grandnephew, August
brushing sauce onto the grilled skewers.

**We used fully cooked chicken & apple sausages. I parboiled them the night before to make certain they would be cool enough for a child to cut and thread onto the skewers.

Notes: These kabobs are fun to make and they taste great. The adults and kids loved them. ❤