Retro favorites get a renovation in this fresh island-inspired grilling menu
This menu serves 6 but you'll need to double the rice and scale up the cocktail recipes. The shopping list reflects the scaled-up amounts.
Think of this menu as a more doable luau. In place of the whole, spit-roasted pig, you’ve got succulent grilled pork chops in a ginger-sesame marinade, served with sweet grilled pineapple and scallions and rich coconut rice. Greet your guests with a new generation of tiki drink and a fresh twist on that pu-pu platter standby of teriyaki wings; here the chicken wings are doused in a homemade hoisin sesame sauce and grilled. Finish with an island classic, passionfruit ice cream studded with crunchy macadamias.
Menu Timeline
Up to One Day(at least 8 hours) Ahead:
- Make the Passionfruit-Macadamia Ice Cream.
1-1/2 Hours Ahead:
- Prep the chicken wings and coat with sauce.
- Make the coconut rice and keep warm.
1 Hour Ahead:
- Heat the grill.
- Make the marinade and marinate the pork chops, pineapple, and scallions.
As Guests Arrive:
- Make and serve the Lift-Off! cocktails.
- Grill and serve the Sesame Chicken wings.
Just Before Dinner
- Grill the pork chops, pineapple, and scallions.
Shopping List
Fresh Produce
- 1 ripe golden pineapple
- 1 bunch scallions
- 2 oranges
- 7 limes
- 2 6-inch knobs fresh ginger
- 2 cloves garlic
