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Liquor & Flames Light Up Your Food
 Pour one cup coconut milk over cubed
chicken. Add lime juice, rum, shallots, garlic,
ginger, brown sugar, cumin, coriander, curry
powder, red pepper flakes, soy sauce, pepper
and salt. Stir mixture and refrigerate for 2 to
4 hours. Remove marinated chicken cubes,
setting aside the marinade.
 Grill skewers, then keep warm while
preparing sauce. To prepare sauce, take
remaining marinade, add flour and water,
and boil to thicken, scraping the bottom of
the pan to prevent burning and sticking.
Serve chicken skewers topped with sauce and
cilantro.

Coconut Rum Chicken
Curry Skewers
Blue Chair Bay Rum: Bring the tastes of the
tropics to your grill.

3 boneless, skinless chicken breasts or thighs,
cut into 1-2-inch cubes

Pineapple Wedges In Tequila

Tequila-touched pineapple, with a touch of char and smoke, accompanies grilled chicken,
pork or vegetables.

1 pineapple
1 cup tequila

2 limes, juiced and zested

1 cup chopped cilantro

2 shallots, chopped

2 limes, juiced

3 cloves garlic, minced

2 jalapeños, seeded and finely chopped
(use more or less to taste)

1 teaspoon fresh ginger, grated
1 cup coconut milk
½ cup Blue Chair Bay Coconut Rum
2 tablespoons brown sugar
2 teaspoons ground cumin
1 teaspoon ground coriander
1 teaspoon curry powder
¼-½ teaspoon red pepper flakes
1½ tablespoons soy sauce
Freshly ground pepper to taste
Salt to taste
2 tablespoons flour + 3 tablespoons water
Fresh cilantro, garnish
Skewers

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Salt and pepper to taste
 Skin and core the pineapple, then cut
it lengthwise into eight wedges. Place the
wedges in a plastic zipper bag. Add the
tequila, cilantro, jalapeños, lime juice,

salt and pepper. Seal the bag and mix
thoroughly. Marinate for at least an hour,
turning once.
 When ready, grill at medium-high heat
on a lightly oiled grate for approximately
four to five minutes per side.
 Optional: Reduce the remaining
marinade in a saucepan for a spicy sauce.
3 large russet potatoes
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