Monday, April 2, 2012

Grilled Pineapple

There is a local Brazilian restaurant in town where they have gauchos come to your table with giant skewers of rotisserie-cooked meat in an endless parade of awesomeness.  Everyone, of course, has their favorite that they get a few times over the course of the evening, but there is one selection that I think everyone goes crazy for: the rotisserie pineapple.  That's right, they put 3 pineapples on a skewer and bath it in butter and cinnamon and then watch you beg for more of it as they go around the room.  It is seriously amazing people!
Now I can't go fork out $25 every time I want this delicious pineapple (but I dare to dream)...so, my husband and I came up with a super easy way to grill your own pineapple at home.
Get a napkin, you're about to start drooling :)

Grilled Pineapple:

1 pineapple
Tin foil
Butter
Cinnamon
A grill :)

1.) Cut the skin off of your pineapple and cut into pineapple "steaks" - about 1/2 - 3/4 inch thick.
 Note: if you want to buy a pineapple that is already cored out for you that would work too!

2.) Lay out a large sheet of tin foil and then fold the edges in so that you have a baking "dish" that will hold in all the butter and pineapple juices.  Spray the tin foil lightly with oil.

3.) Lay your pineapple steaks out in 1 layer on your foil, sprinkle generously with cinnamon and then flip pineapple over and sprinkle opposite side with cinnamon.  Melt about 4-6 tablespoons of butter (per your preference) and drizzle over the top of your pineapple.

4.) Grill pineapple at about 350 degrees for 5 minutes, then flip and continue grilling for another 3-4 minutes.


Enjoy!