Tropical Fruit Kabobs with Rum Sauce
At the end of a barbecue, use the still-hot fire to grill these succulent kabobs. Brief searing transforms the taste of each fruit by caramelizing its sugars. Select slightly underripe fruits so they will hold together on the grill. The rum sauce spooned generously over the grilled fruit is so rich that you will not believe it is fat-free. The distinctive flavor of the sauce comes from aromatic cardamom, a distant relative of ginger.
Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)
Counts 10 of 12 ingredients — the other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.
What these numbers assume — 10 portions →
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Banana | 1 medium (118g) | 105 |
| Mango | 1 cup diced (165g) | 99 |
| Pineapple | 1 cup chunks (165g) | 82 |
| Orange | 1 medium (131g) | 62 |
| Peach | 1 medium (150g) | 59 |
| Sugar | 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated | 49 |
| Rum | 1/2 oz (15ml) | 32 |
| Lemon | juice of 1 lemon (48ml) | 12 |
| Clove | 1 tsp ground (2g) | 7 |
| Cardamom | 1 tsp ground (2g) | 6 |
| Nectarine | not in our table | 0 |
| Water | not in our table | 0 |
Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.
Ingredients
- Juice of 1 orange (about 1/2 cup), strained
- 1/2 cup dark rum
- 1/4 cup firmly packed dark brown sugar
- 4 cardamom pods
- 3 orange zest strips, each 3 inches long and 1 inch wide
- 2 lemon zest strips, each 2 inches long and 1/2 inch wide
- 1 whole clove
- 2 pineapple slices, each 1 inch thick, cut into 1-inch cubes
- 2 bananas, peeled and cut into 1-inch pieces
- 1 large peach or nectarine, halved, pitted and cut into 8 equal pieces
- 1 large mango, peeled, pitted and cut into eight 1 1/4-inch cubes
- 8 bamboo skewers, each 8 inches long, soaked in water for 30 minutes and drained