Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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   4      large         chicken breasts
     1/2  cup           packed brown sugar
     1/2  cup           water
     1/2  cup           soy sauce
     1/2  cup           cooking sherry
   2      tablespoons   cooling oil
   2      teaspoons     vinegar
   1      teaspoon      ground ginger
   1      clove         garlic -- minced
   1      can           pineapple or 1 fresh
                        - pineapple -- (preferred)

Preparation:

Bone chicken breasts and cut in 12 pieces. Place on bottom of a flat dish. Mix sugar, water, soy sauce, cooking sherry, oil, vinegar, garlic and ginger in a bowl for marinade. Pour marinade over chicken. Let sit at least one hour. Drain and reserve marinade. Prepare fresh pineapple into spears or drain canned pineapple chunks and string in sticks. Grill chicken on medium coals for 25 to 30 minutes, turning and basting often with reserved marinade. You may bake chicken in oven on 400F. Baste often until browned lightly, about 30 minutes or until tender. Grill pineapple about last 10 minutes, basting with marinade. Serve pineapple with chicken over rice or potatoes.