Pineapple Rum Beans Over Coconut Lime Sweet Potatoes Food

PINEAPPLE RUM BEANS FROM THE GREAT VEGAN BEAN BOOK

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a medium saucepan over medium heat.
• Add the onion and sauté until translucent, about 5 minutes.
• Add the garlic and sauté for 1 minute more.
• Add the pineapple, beans, rum, thyme, paprika, marjoram, and cumin.
• Cook over medium heat until it starts simmering and then decrease the heat to low and cover. Simmer for 25 to 35 minutes, until the flavors meld.
• Season with salt, pepper, and cayenne.

SWEET POTATO, COCONUT AND PINEAPPLE CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F.
• Drain pineapple, reserving 1/4 cup juice; pour into small bowl. Add sugar, pumpkin pie spice and butter; stir until blended.
• Place sweet potatoes in 9-inch square baking dish sprayed with cooking spray; top with pineapple chunks. Drizzle evenly with sugar mixture. Sprinkle with coconut and nuts; cover.
• Bake 35 to 40 min. or until sweet potatoes are heated through and coconut is lightly browned, uncovering after 30 min.

PINEAPPLE SWEET POTATOES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Butter one 9x13 inch baking dish.
• Bring a pot of salted water to a boil. Add potatoes; cook until tender but still firm. Drain, and transfer to a large bowl to cool. Peel and quarter.
• In a sauce pan, combine pineapple, sugar, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg and cloves. Bring to boil and reduce heat.
• Arrange potatoes in a single layer in baking dish. Pour sauce over potatoes and bake for 45 minutes.

PINEAPPLE COCONUT POTATOES

Steps:

• Drain pineapple, reserving juice. In a large bowl, combine the pineapple, potatoes, 3/4 cup coconut and onion. Transfer to a greased 1-qt. baking dish; set aside., In a small saucepan, whisk the brown sugar, flour, salt, ginger, vinegar, soy sauce and reserved pineapple juice until smooth. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Pour over potato mixture and toss to coat. , Cover and bake at 350° for 65-70 minutes or until potatoes are tender. Sprinkle with remaining coconut. Bake, uncovered, for 10 minutes or until lightly browned.

CREAMY COCONUT AND RUM BAKED PINEAPPLE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 300°F or 150°C (this is the temperature I use although my oven is fan-assisted so if yours is not, you may wish to use a higher temperature).
• Peel and core the pineapple. Slice it into bite-size chunks and lay flat in one layer on a baking tray (I use pyrex).
• Scatter the brown sugar/brown sugar Splenda evenly over the top.
• In a glass, mix the coconut milk with the rum. Pour over the pineapple and put in the oven.
• Cook for 30-35 minutes uncovered, turning and stirring every 10 minutes.
• Serve the pineapple chunks warm with the sauce drizzled over the top. Whipped cream would also be a good addition!

FRESH PINEAPPLE RUM

Steps:

• Place pineapple in a large glass container. Pour in rum, covering pineapple completely.
• Store container on a cool, dark shelf, stirring and tasting once a day, until rum reaches desired flavor, at least 1 week but preferably 2.
• Strain out pineapple before serving.

PINEAPPLE RUM BEANS OVER COCONUT LIME SWEET POTATOES

Steps:

• PINAPPLE RUM BEANS Heat the oil in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Add the onion and sauté until translucent, about 5 minutes. Add the garlic and sauté for 1 minute more. Add the pineapple, beans, rum, thyme, paprika, marjoram, and cumin. Cook over medium heat until it starts simmering and then decrease the heat to low and cover. Simmer for 25 to 35 minutes, until the flavors meld. Season with salt, pepper, and cayenne. COCONUT LIME SWEET POTATOES If using baked sweet potatoes cut in half and scrape the flesh into a saucepan (or just add if boiled). Mash the potatoes with the coconut milk and lime zest and juice until smooth. Taste, add salt and pepper, and taste again. You can add more lime juice or coconut milk if needed. Add TJ'S coconut chips to taste.

RUM AND PINEAPPLE JUICE

Steps:

• Fill a highball glass with ice and add rum, pineapple juice and soda. Grate a little nutmeg on top and garnish with a chunk of pineapple.