Bourbon Broiled Pineapple Food

BOURBON PINEAPPLE

Steps:

• Quarter a pineapple lengthwise; peel, core and thinly slice. Toss in a baking dish with a shot of bourbon, 1/4 cup brown sugar and a pinch of allspice; dot with 2 tablespoons butter. Bake at 350 degrees F, stirring twice, about 1 hour, 30 minutes. Serve with coconut sorbet.

WHISKEY PINEAPPLE CHICKEN

Steps:

• Whisk together bourbon, pineapple juice, hoisin sauce, ginger, 1 tablespoon pepper, Worcestershire sauce, garlic and 1 teaspoon salt until blended. Place chicken in a shallow dish. Add half of marinade; turn to coat. Cover and refrigerate, overnight, turning occasionally. Cover and refrigerate remaining marinade., Drain chicken, discarding the marinade. Grill chicken, covered, on a greased grill rack over medium-high direct heat until a thermometer reads 170°, 5-6 minutes on each side., Meanwhile, toss pepper and onion slices in oil and remaining salt and pepper. Grill, turning frequently, until soft, 5-7 minutes. In a small saucepan on the grill, cook reserved marinade over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until slightly thickened, about 10 minutes. Chop grilled pepper and onion. Sprinkle over chicken; serve with sauce.

BOURBON BROILED PINEAPPLE

Steps:

• Stir together the first three ingredients.
• Lay the pineapple slices out over a foil lined broiler pan.
• Brush with 1/2 of the sugar mix and broil for about 5 minutes on one side.
• Turn the slices over and brush with the rest of the mixture broil for another 5 minutes.
• These can be garnished with mango salsa and chopped cilantro for a really pretty presentation.
• Enjoy!

BOURBON-GLAZED BABY BACK RIBS

Steps:

• Whisk first 11 ingredients in small bowl.
• Do ahead: Glaze can be made 1 day ahead. Cover and refrigerate.
• Preheat oven to 350°F. Place long sheet of heavy-duty foil on each of 2 large rimmed baking sheets. Sprinkle rib racks on all sides with salt and pepper. Place 1 rib rack on each foil sheet. Fold up sides of each foil sheet around rib rack to form boat-like shape. Pour 1/2 cup pineapple juice over each rib rack. Fold up foil to seal packets. Bake until ribs are tender, about 1 hour. Remove ribs from foil packets. Transfer to roasting pan; pour any juices from foil over and cool.
• Do ahead: Can be made 1 day ahead. Cover with plastic wrap; refrigerate.
• Prepare barbecue (medium heat). Cut each rib rack in half. Grill until browned, brushing frequently with glaze and turning often, about 10 minutes. Cut racks between bones into ribs.
• *An Indonesian hot chili paste; available at many supermarkets, at Asian markets, and from mingspantry.com.

BROILED PINEAPPLE

Steps:

• Place pineapple slices on broiler pan.
• Mix sugar, butter and cinnamon.
• Spoon onto pineapple.
• Broil, 4 inch from heat, for 4-5 minutes, until bubbly.