Background: One of our favorite ways to enjoy fresh fruit like peaches, plums, pears, and pineapple is to grill it. There’s nothing like adding that smokey char and taste to really enhance the taste. For pineapple we’ve developed a marinate that supports its natural taste and adds some sweetness and depth, making it perfect with ribs and in rice.

Ingredients:
1 pineapple remove top, bottom, skin, cored and sliced into rings
1 tbsp good quality brandy
2 tsp fermented pepper hot sauce (not vinegar based)
1 tbsp dark brown sugar
2 tbsp grapeseed oil
¼ tsp salt
¼ tsp pepper

Steps:

  1. Using a large Ziplock bag, add all the ingredients except the pineapple and mix very well. 
  2. Add the pineapple to the marinate and mix with the marinate by kneading and turning over several times. Allow to rest 30-60 minutes turning a couple times. 
  3. Place the pineapple slices on the grate of a grill at about 400F for about 3 or 4 minutes, then turn over and cook for another 3-4 minutes or until it softens some. Pull from the grill and remove to a dish to serve.

Grilled Pineapple Finished

Grilled Pineapple Start Picture Prepping the Pineapple Grilling pineapple