Summer Cocktail Party Ideas | Tiki Inspired Recipes & Decor

mirin

🥗Healthier: rice vinegar + sugar

💰Cheaper: white wine + sugar

Rice vinegar + sugar mimics the sweetness and acidity of mirin.

sake

🥗Healthier: white grape juice

💰Cheaper: apple cider

White grape juice provides sweetness without alcohol.

sugar

🥗Healthier: honey

💰Cheaper: brown sugar

Honey adds natural sweetness and moisture.

soy sauce

🥗Healthier: low-sodium soy sauce

💰Cheaper: tamari

Low-sodium option reduces salt intake.

Marinate 2 pounds of chicken wings in homemade teriyaki sauce.

Place the marinated chicken wings on a cooling rack on a pan.

Bake the chicken wings in the oven at 425 degrees Fahrenheit for 40 minutes.

Prepare bacon-wrapped pineapple by chopping fresh pineapple into bite-size pieces, dipping bacon in brown sugar, and wrapping it around the pineapple pieces, fastening with toothpicks.

Bake the bacon-wrapped pineapple in the oven at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for 40 minutes.

After baking, place the chicken wings in a bowl and garnish with sesame seeds and chopped green onions.

Cook the extra teriyaki sauce with cornstarch to thicken and serve on the side.

Cooking Techniques

Equipment Needed

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