Pineapple Boats A Comin Recipes

FESTIVE PINEAPPLE BOAT

Steps:

• Stand pineapple up and cut about a third off of one side, leaving the top attached. Remove fruit from the piece cut off and discard outer peel. Remove fruit from the remaining pineapple, leaving a 1/2-in. shell intact. Cut pineapple into bite-size pieces; toss with bananas and kiwi. Spoon into "boat". , Combine brown sugar, pecans, cinnamon and nutmeg; sprinkle over fruit. Sprinkle with coconut. Garnish with strawberries if desired. Serve immediately.

PINEAPPLE FRUIT BOAT

Steps:

• Stand pineapple upright and vertically cut a third from one side, leaving the leaves attached; set cut piece aside., Using a paring or grapefruit knife, remove pineapple from large section in strips, leaving a 1/2-in. shell; discard core. Cut strips into bite-size chunks. Set aside 2 tablespoons juice from pineapple; invert shell onto paper towel to drain. Remove fruit from the small pineapple piece and cut into chunks; discard peel. Place shell in a large serving bowl or on a serving platter., In a large bowl, combine pineapple chunks, strawberries, orange and banana. In a small bowl, beat cream cheese and reserved pineapple juice; spoon over fruit and stir gently. Spoon into pineapple boat.

PINEAPPLE BOAT'S A-COMIN'

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F Have ready a large baking sheet and an 8" square baking dish.
• Wash the pineapple. With a sharp knife, cut the pineapple in half lengthwise, cutting through the green tops as well. Using a curved, serrated grapefruit knife, remove the pineapple flesh, leaving a 1/2" shell.
• Chop the pineapple flesh into 1" chunks and put them into a bowl. Set the chunks and pineapple shells aside.
• Coarsely chop the broccoli crown and place it into a large bowl along with the asparagus, red bell pepper, whole peanuts, jalapeno chile, garlic and ginger.
• Heat the water and 1 teaspoons of the vegetable oil in a large, deep skillet. Add the vegetable mixture and cook, stirring over high heat for about 3 minutes. Move to a bowl.
• Add the rice to the skillet and moisten it with the rice vinegar, soy sauce, and remaining 1 tbsp oil. Add a little water if the mixture seems too dry.
• Add the pineapple chunks, vegetables, and chopped green onions and mix well. Adjust the seasoning by adding more rice vinegar and soy sauce, if needed.
• Stuff the mixture into the pineapple shells and place them on the baking sheet. Put any remaining stuffing into the 8" baking dish. Top the pineapple and stuffing mixture with the chopped peanuts.
• Cover the pineapple boats with foil, shiny side down. Bake for 20-25 minutes. Take out of the oven and cut each pineapple section in half. Enjoy!

PINEAPPLE BOATS

Steps:

• Quarter a pineapple lengthwise, leaving the green top on each piece. Slice out the core and discard. Score the flesh down to the skin. Then run a knife between skin and flesh, to liberate the pieces. What you want is the whole thing to look like it's still intact, but be easy to eat in bite-size cubes. You can splash it with rum if you like.

CHICKEN SALAD IN PINEAPPLE BOATS

Steps:

• In a medium saucepan, combine pineapple juice, apple juice, and orange juice; bring to a boil.
• Add chicken; reduce heat to low and simmer, covered, 10-15 minutes, until chicken is cooked through.
• Remove from heat; set aside to cool.
• Reserve cooking liquid.
• While chicken is cooling, cup pineapple in half lengthwise; remove and discard core.
• Scoop out pulp, leaving shells intact.
• Cover shells with plastic wrap; refrigerate until ready to use.
• Weigh 9 ounces pineapple pulp; reserve remaining pineapple pulp for use at another time.
• Cut pineapple pulp into chunks.
• In a large bowl, combine pineapple chunks, strawberries, apple and orange sections, tossing lightly.
• Cut cooled chicken into chunks or strips; add to pineapple mixture.
• Strain cooking liquid into small saucepan; add vinegar, grenadine syrup and allspice.
• Bring liquid to a boil; cook until liquid is reduced to about 1/2 cup.
• Pour vinegar mixture over chicken mixture; toss well to combine.
• Refrigerate, covered, at least 1 hour, tossing several times to blend flavors.
• To serve, fill each pineapple shell with 1/2 the chicken mixture.