Have you ever eaten at Tucano’s? If you haven’t, you should. 🙂
It’s a sit-down Brazilian restaurant where they bring out meat and veggies on skewers and cut and serve it right in front of you. Everything they offer is really yummy, but my favorite is definitely the succulent, divine grilled pineapple. It’s the best! We request it over and over while dining there. I could eat it all day and never tire.
So, like my husband and I always do, we went home from there one time and tried to re-create it for ourselves, and let me tell you…it’s every bit as good as the stuff you can get at Tucano’s.
And it’s so easy to do!
{GRILLED PINEAPPLE HOW-TO}
Cut your pineapple however you choose. We have a cool gadget from Pampered Chef that cuts it into pretty spirals for us (it’s amazing), but here’s a good tutorial with pictures if you’ll be doing it by hand.
In a microwave-safe bowl, add 2 T. butter and about 1/2 t. honey. Or you can add 1 T. citrus (lemon or lime) juice and 2 T. honey. It’s really hard to go wrong with this, so don’t worry about being exact with your measurements.
Zap until just melted. At this point, add a little hot sauce and stir, if you want it to have a zip. We used some Sriracha Hot Sauce, but it’s perfectly yummy without it too.
Place your pineapple pieces in a big Ziploc bag and pour the butter mixture in. Seal the bag and carefully move the contents around until the pineapple is fully coated. **If you’d rather, you can add 1 c. brown sugar to the bag instead of the butter/honey mixture and shake the pineapple up. Both methods produce yummy results!
Grill on high heat for about 3 1/2 minutes per side. Turn only once, when the pieces look about like this underneath.
These can be grilled on a different heat right alongside whatever else you’re having, but be sure to adjust the cooking time accordingly.
It’s so juicy, sweet, and just completely delicious…a perfect side to a summer meal.
And who doesn’t love fresh pineapple? It’s gotta be one of the best fruits out there, at least in my book. 🙂
Enjoy!
What will you be grilling up this coming weekend?
What will you be grilling up this coming weekend?
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