Fresh Pineapple Slaw
Makes 6 servings
Ingredients:
2 cups chopped fresh pineapple
1 medium carrot, shredded
1 medium green pepper, julienned
3 tablespoons white wine vinegar
3 tablespoons unsweetened pineapple juice
1 tablespoon honey
1 teaspoon canola oil
2 ounces crumbled blue cheese
Preparation:
Combine pineapple, carrot, and green pepper in a medium bowl, toss gently. Combine vinegar and the next 3 ingredients and stir well with a wire whisk. Pour over pineapple mixture and toss. Cover and chill 1 hour. Top with blue cheese just before serving.
Ginger-Rum Grilled Pineapple
Ingredients:
Serves 4
1 large ripe pineapple, peeled & cored
4 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
3/4 cup sugar
1 teaspoon grated lime zest
1 tablespoon grated ginger
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/8 teaspoon ground allspice
1/2 cup dark rum
1 pint mango sorbet
1/2 cup toasted macadamia nuts
Procedure:
To Prepare the Pineapple: Slice the pineapple into 3/4 inch slices. Combine the butter, sugar, ginger, lime, cinnamon & allspice in a low pan. Marinate the pineapple for 5 minutes in the mixture.
To Cook the Pineapple: Preheat the grill high. Grill the pineapple slices over direct high heat, caramelizing each side for about 2-3 minutes. Remove to a large serving platter. Pour the rum over the hot pineapple and ignite very carefully.
To Serve: Scoop mango sorbet in the center and top with toasted macadamia nuts.
Pineapple Chicken Tenders
1 cup unsweetened pineapple juice
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1/3 cup light soy sauce
2 pounds chicken breast tenders, raw
In a small saucepan over medium heat, mix pineapple juice, brown sugar and soy sauce. Remove from heat just before the mixture comes to a boil. Place the chicken tenders in a medium bowl. Cover with juice mixture, and marinate in the refrigerator at least 30 minutes.
Preheat an outdoor grill for medium heat, and lightly oil grate. Thread chicken
onto wooden skewers. Grill chicken tenders about 5 minutes per side, until no longer pink and juices run clear. They cook quickly, so watch them closely.
Pineapple Thai Fried Rice
Serves 4 to 6
1/3 cup dried shrimp
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
1 tablespoon minced garlic
2 (2 ounces each) Chinese sausages, cut diagonally into 1/4-inch slices
1/2 cup sliced onion
3 eggs, lightly beaten
4 cups cold cooked long-grain rice
2 tablespoons soy sauce
1 tablespoon fish sauce
1 cup diced fresh pineapple
1/2 pineapple, hollowed out, for serving
1 tomato, cut into 1/4-inch thick slices, for garnish
1 small cucumber, cut into 1/4-inch thick slices, for garnish
1 to 2 teaspoons thinly sliced fresh Thai chile, for garnish
1. Soak dried shrimp in warm water to cover until softened, about 20 minutes; drain.
2. Place a wide nonstick frying pan over high heat until hot. Add oil, swirling to coat sides. Add garlic and cook, stirring, until fragrant, about 10 seconds. Add dried shrimp, sausages and onion; stir-fry for 1 minute. Add eggs and stir-fry for 30 seconds.
3. Decrease heat to medium; stir in rice, separating grains with the back of a spoon. Cook for 2 minutes. Add soy sauce, fish sauce, and pineapple. Cook, stirring, until heated through.
4. To serve, spoon fried rice into pineapple shell and garnish with tomato, cucumber, chile, and green onion. Or place tomato and cucumber slices around the edge of a serving platter, place fried rice into the middle of the platter, and sprinkle with chile and green onion.
Pineapple Lemon Chicken
Ingredients
(4 servings)
2 Whole chicken brests, split,
Skinned and boned
1/4 ts Salt
Dash of black peper
1 tb Dry sherry
LEMON SAUCE:
2 sl Canned pineapple, cut into
Quarters
1/4 c Fresh lemon juice
1/4 c Water
3 tb Packed brown sugar
2 tb Rice vinegar
1 tb Butter
2 ts Vegetable oil
1 1/4 ts Cornstarch
1 ts Grated lemon peel
1 ts Minced fresh ginger
1 c Bread crumbs
1/4 c Sesame seeds
1 Egg, lightly beaten
Instructions
Preperation: Pound each chicken breast half to flatten. Place chicken in a bowl and add salt, pepper, and sherry; stir to coat. Set aside for 30 minutes.
To make lemon sauce, whirl pineapple slices in a blender until smooth. Then combine with remaining sauce ingredients in a small saucepan; set aside.
In a shallow bowl, combine bread crumbs ans sesame seeds. Dip chicken into egg, then roll in bread crumbs, shaking off excess. Set aside for 5 minutes.
Cooking: Set wok in a ring stand and add oil to a depth of 2 inches. Place over medium-high heat until oil reaches 350 - 360 degrees F. Add chicken, 2 pieces at a time, and deep fry fdor 3 to 4 minutes or until golden brown and meat is no longer pink when slashed, turning occasionally. Lift out and drain on paper towels. Place on a heatproof dish and keep warm in a 200 degree F oven while deep-frying remaining chicken.
Meanwhile, cook sauce over medium-high heat, stirring, until sauce boils and thickens slightly.
Cut chicken into strips and arrange on a serving platter. Pour sauce over chicken and garnish edge of platter with additional pineapple slices. Serve hot.
Tip: For a crispier crust, fry the chicken a second time before serving.
2006-08-10 07:15:09
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answered by scrappykins 7
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pineapple fritters! they cld be used as entree, side dish or even dessert! canned pineapple rings, i pack flaky dough, cute the dough in strips and weave in and out if ring, then fry in oil until golden , njoy!
2006-08-10 06:09:26
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answered by xyzzz 1
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