Sticky Chargrilled Pineapple Food

STICKY PINEAPPLE CHICKEN

Steps:

• Whisk the pineapple juice, soy sauce, stock, hoisin sauce, brown sugar, garlic and cornstarch together in a medium saucepan. Bring the mixture to a boil and cook until the mixture has reduced to about 1 cup and is the consistency of thick syrup. Set the sauce aside.
• Add the oil to a large nonstick skillet and place over medium-high heat. Add the chicken and season it with salt and pepper. Cook, stirring, until the chicken is no longer pink, about 5 minutes. Drain off any liquid, then add the sauce to the skillet and stir until combined. Add the pineapple and cashews if using; cook, stirring, for an additional 1 minute. Serve the chicken on a bed of rice.

STICKY CHARGRILLED PINEAPPLE

Steps:

• Cut pineapple into 2 cm thick wedges.
• Combine syrup, sugar and cinnamon.
• Pour over pineapple, let stand 10 minutes.
• Heat BBQ grill on medium heat.
• Cook 3 minutes each side or till golden.
• Serve with cream.

GRILLED PINEAPPLE

Steps:

• Prepare a charcoal grill with a single layer of hot coals.
• When the grill is ready, brush the pineapple wedges lightly with the oil and place them on the grill. Cook for 6 to 8 minutes per side until nicely charred and lightly colored. Remove to a serving plate and drizzle with honey.

STICKY PORK & PINEAPPLE HOTPOT

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a large, flameproof casserole dish. Season the pork, and brown it in 2 or 3 batches until golden, about 5 mins per batch. Set aside in a bowl. Stir the onions into the remaining fat, cover and soften for 5 mins - they will take on the browned colour of the meat. Heat oven to 160C/140C fan/gas 3.
• Add the garlic, coriander stalks, chillies and anise to the dish, sizzle for 1 min, stirring often, then mix in the sugar and tomato purée. When these have melted and it looks a bit like barbecue sauce, return the pork and its resting juices to the dish, along with the fish sauce and stock. Tuck in the pineapple chunks here and there.
• Once simmering, cover the hotpot, leaving a small gap for steam to escape, and transfer to the oven for 2 hrs. With 30 mins to go, skim some of the fat from the top (this tends to seal the liquid in, making it more difficult for the sauce to reduce), then return to the oven. The pork will be meltingly soft when ready. If the sauce is thin, lift the pork into a warmed serving dish, put the casserole dish on the hob and simmer until the sauce has slightly thickened. Leave to cool for 5 mins, taste for seasoning, pour over the pork and sprinkle over the coriander leaves.

SPICED GLAZED PINEAPPLE WITH CINNAMON FROMAGE FRAIS

Steps:

• Mix the lime juice and half the lime zest with 1 tbsp honey, a pinch of cinnamon and nutmeg. Set this sauce aside. Stir the icing sugar and a pinch of cinnamon into the fromage frais.
• Heat the butter and remaining honey in a non-stick frying pan until melted. Add the pineapple and cook over a high heat for 8 mins, turning regularly until caramelised. Pour in the spiced lime sauce and bubble for a few secs, tossing the pineapple to glaze in the sauce.
• Serve immediately, sprinkled with the remaining lime zest and accompanied by a dollop of the cinnamon fromage frais

SPICY GRILLED PINEAPPLE

Steps:

• Heat the grill to high, brushing the grates with oil.
• Prepare pineapple by removing the tops and the skin.
• Slice into rounds, about 3/4 inch thick and remove the cores.
• In a small bowl, combine the olive oil, salt, and cayenne pepper.
• Brush pineapple slices with oil mixture.
• Place on grill, cover and cook 8-10 until charred and tender, turning once.