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★ Why You'll Love this Recipe ★
These Hawaiian Shrimp Kabob are made with bacon-wrapped shrimp, juicy pineapple chunks, and sweet vidalia onion, grilled to perfecting and then brushed tangy barbecue sauce.
You can serve these as an appetizer or as the main dish. Great for parties or as a weeknight dinner. An easy yet refreshingly different grill recipe for summer.
Just 5 Ingredients, Plus Sauce
For the skewers, you'll add shrimp wrapped in bacon, onion, grape tomatoes and pineapple. Barbecue sauce layers on to season everything with a smokey-sweet flavor that's hard to resist.
Hawaiian Vibes
The vibrant colors of these kabobs and mouthwatering aroma will transport you to a tropical island.
You'll love how the ingredients layer together. They almost look like Hawaiian totem poles!
Pair these Hawaiian Kabobs with a Tropical Brew
These Hawaiian kabobs go really well with a Corona and a lime! You can also get fancy and try serving these with a Pineapple Tequilla sunrise. Or if a mocktail is more your style, try this delicious and refreshing Spicy Jalapeño Mule Mocktail.
★ Ingredients You'll Need ★
The kabobs are made up of just 5 ingredients making this recipe super simple!
Here's what you'll need:
- Bacon. Raw bacon. Cook time varies depending on thickness.
- Pineapple rings. Can be canned or fresh.
- Tomatoes. Grape or cherry work best.
- Raw shrimp. Can be fresh or frozen then thawed.
- Sweet vidalia onion
- Barbecue sauce. Store-bought or make your own barbecue sauce.
★ How to Make these Kabobs ★
These grilled Hawaiian shrimp kabobs are easy to make, just follow the steps.
Here's a quick look at what's you'll do:
- Gather ingredients and soak your skewers if using bamboo.
- Par-grill the bacon.
- Assemble kabobs and cook on the grill.
- Flip to cook other side.
- Move from grill to a serving platter. Add barbecue sauce into a dish.
- Brush kabobs with barbecue before serving.
That's it! Pretty simple.
★ Tips & FAQs ★
Medium raw shrimp, peeled and deveined, work best. Or leave the tails for a more interesting presentation and a little boost of flavor.
You may have noticed something about that wooden or bamboo skewers—they burn.
What you need to do is soak the kebab skewers in water for at least 30 minutes before loading them up. This helps prevent them from splintering or burning when loaded with food and placed on the grill to cook.
Fresh pineapple gives the best flavor and texture, but canned chunks (in juice, not syrup) can be used in a pinch—just pat them dry first.
These kabobs go great with my Hawaiian mac salad, coconut rice, or a salad. Add a tropical drink to complete the vibe! Try popular pineapple tequila sunrise!
★ More Hawaiian Recipes ★
Want more dinner ideas? Browse all my easy dinner recipes.
This recipe for Hawaiian Shrimp Kabobs with BBQ sauce was featured on South Your Mouth!
Hawaiian Shrimp Kabob
Ingredients
- 5 slices bacon
- 1-2 pineapple rings (canned or fresh)
- 8 grape tomatoes
- 12 raw shrimp
- ¼ sweet vidalia onion
Topping
barbecue sauce to taste
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Instructions
- Soak bamboo skewers in water for at least 30 minutes ahead of time (if you don't they'll likely burn).
- Grill bacon at 400˚F for about 5-7 minutes using the gill pan. Bacon should be cooked but not crispy.Remove bacon and set aside. Do not clean bacon grease from grill pan.
- Assemble skewers. Cut pineapple rings into 8 pieces. Cut onion into chunks, two layers thick. Peel raw shrimp and wrap in partially cooked bacon. Skewer ingredients, alternating. See photos!
- Grill kabobs. Place kabobs on greased grill pan or directly on the grill and grill over medium heat until shrimp is cooked through, about 3-5 minutes on each side.
- Brush with barbecue sauce using a basting brush, and serve immediately.
Notes
- Cook time varies depending on thickness of bacon. Cook to your desired level of crispness.
- You want to partially grill the bacon itself first since it takes longer to cook than the other ingredients.
- To prevent kabobs from sticking to the grill, be sure to grease you pan or the grill with oil before adding kabobs.
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