BEEF TERIYAKI KABOBS
1/4 cup of bottled Italian salad dressing
1/2 cup of soy sauce
1/4 cup of white wine
2 tablespoons honey
1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
2 pounds boneless beef lion sirlion steak, cut 3/4 inch thick
1 can (20 ounces) unswetened pineapple chunks,drained; reserve juice
1 package (6 ounces) dried apricots
24 fresh mushroom halved
1 can (8 ounces) whole water chestnuts,drained and halved
Combine Italian dressing,soy sauce,wine,honey and ginger in a 1-quart glass casserole. Stir marinade.
Cut steak into 3/4 inch cubes and put into marinade in casserole,stir. Cover and marinate in the refrigerator at least one hour.
Put apricots and reserved pineapple juice into a one quart glass casserole.
Cook in microwave oven 3 minutes at high. Let cool in liquid.
Remove beef cubes from marinade and thread in bamboo skewers, alternating
each cube with a piece of pineapple,apricot,mushroom or water chestnut.
Place kabobs in a large baking dish. Cover with waxed paper. Cook in a microwave oven 2 1/2 minutes on high. Turn each kabobs over and rearrange;
continue cooking 2 1/2 minutes on high, or until done as desired. Serve hot. About 24 kabobs