Pineapple Tequila Food

PINEAPPLE-HIBISCUS TEQUILA PUNCH COCKTAIL RECIPE

Steps:

• Bring sugar and 1 cup water to a boil in a medium saucepan and cook, stirring, until sugar dissolves, about 3 minutes. Add pineapple, reduce heat, and simmer 10 minutes. Remove from heat and let sit 30 minutes to infuse syrup with pineapple flavor. Strain into a small bowl; stir in vinegar. Cover and chill shrub until cold, about 30 minutes. Cover and chill pineapple pieces until ready to use.
• Meanwhile, place hibiscus in a small bowl and pour 1 1/4 cups boiling water over. Cover and let steep 10 minutes. Strain tea into an airtight container; discard flowers. Cover tea and chill until cold, about 30 minutes.
• Set aside 8 slices jalapeño and 8 pieces pineapple for serving. Stir mint, lime wheels, tequila, lime juice, remaining jalapeño and pineapple, 1 cup shrub, and 1 cup tea in a large pitcher and chill at least 1 hour.
• Serve in ice-filled rocks glasses garnished with reserved jalapeño slices and pineapple pieces.
• Cocktail can be mixed 6 hours ahead. Keep chilled.

CUCUMBER PINEAPPLE TEQUILA COOLER

Steps:

• Prepare a vegetable juicer (or blender if unavailable). Run the pineapple, limes and cucumber through the juicer, letting all the juices combine. Pour the tequila into a cocktail shaker or pitcher, and then add the juices, ice, agave and salt. Shake or stir vigorously until chilled. Line up 4 tall Tom Collins glasses filled with ice, and pour the tequila cooler over. Serve with straws and cucumber slices for garnish.

PINEAPPLE-SAGE TEQUILA SOUR

Steps:

• Make the simple syrup: Bring 1/2 cup water and the sugar to a simmer in a saucepan over medium heat. Cook, stirring, until the sugar dissolves. Let cool. (You should have about 2/3 cup syrup, enough for 10 cocktails.)
• For each drink: Muddle the pineapple, sage and 1/2 ounce of the simple syrup in a shaker with the handle of a wooden spoon. Add the tequila and lemon juice, fill with ice and shake well. Strain into a chilled coupe glass.

PINEAPPLE MARGARITA RECIPE

Steps:

• Cut a notch in a lime wedge, then run the lime around the rim of a glass. Dip the edge of the rim into a plate of salt (or for a festive look, use Margarita Salt).
• Place all ingredients in a cocktail shaker and fill it with ice. Shake until cold. Strain the margarita into the glass with the salted rim. Fill the glass with ice and serve.

PINEAPPLE TEQUILA

Steps:

• Cut the top off the pineapple and then cut off the skin, being careful to get rid of all the scales.
• Remove the core and dicard.
• Cut fruit into chunks small enough to fit in the bottle.
• Put pineapple in the bottle.
• Combine sugar and tequila, stirring to dissolve sugar.
• Pour into bottle.
• Split vanilla bean and add it to the bottle.
• Let the tequila stand for at least 1 week, shaking gently everyday to mix ingredients.

TEQUILA LIME PINEAPPLE SALSA

Steps:

• Remove rind from pineapple, core, and cut into 1/2 inch thick slices.
• Combine tequila, 1 tbl lime juice, and pineapple. Marinate for 30 minutes.
• Drain and toss with brown sugar.
• Coat saute pan with canola oil and heat on medium high. Add pineapple slices and cook, turning frequently, until caramelized, about 6 minutes. Dice half of the slices into 1/4 inch pieces. (Refrigerate remaining slices for another use. I would probably not bother marinating half of the slices to begin with).
• Combine the diced pineapple with the remaining lime juice and the rest of the ingredients in a bowl. Let salsa sit for 30 minutes before serving.

GRILLED PINEAPPLE WITH TEQUILA-BROWN SUGAR GLAZE

Steps:

• Stir first 4 ingredients in small bowl until sugar dissolves. Thread pineapple pieces onto 6 skewers, dividing equally. (Tequila mixture and pineapple skewers can be made 8 hours ahead. Cover separately and chill.)
• Prepare barbecue (medium heat). Grill pineapple until brown, basting with tequila mixture and turning occasionally, about 10 minutes total. Remove pineapple from skewers; serve hot or warm.

PINEAPPLE CHILI MARGARITA

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients.
• In a cocktail shaker , pour the tequila, triple sec, lime and pineapple juices, and hot sauce. Fill with ice.
• Shake vigorously .
• Prepare the rim of the glass by rubbing a slice of lime along it, and dipping glass in coarse salt and/or Tajin Seasoning for extra spice, if desired.
• Strain cocktail into the ice-filled glass.
• Garnish with a pineapple wedge and lime wheel.