Grilled Pineapple with Rum Glaze and Coconut Ice Cream
- 1 ripe pineapple, peeled and eyes removed, cored, and cut into eight 3/4-inch rounds
- 1/2 cup dark rum
- 1/2 cup packed light brown sugar
- 1/4 cup fresh orange juice
- 1 tablespoon fresh lime juice
- Coconut Ice Cream, recipe follows
- Sweetened coconut flakes, lightly toasted, garnish
- Preheat the grill to medium and brush clean with a wire brush.
- In a saucepan, combine the rum, sugar, orange and lime juices, and simmer, stirring, to dissolve the sugar.
- Let cool.
- Place pineapple on the grill.
- Cook until lightly charred and golden, basting on both sides with the rum mixture, 6 to 8 minutes.
- Remove from the heat and arrange 2 slices in each of 4 shallow bowls.
- Top the pineapples with a scoop of ice cream, drizzle a spoonful of the remaining rum glaze on top, and garnish with toasted coconut flakes.
- Serve immediately.
- 1/2 cup heavy cream
- 1 1/2 cups unsweetened coconut milk
- 1 cup whole milk
- 1/2 cup Malibu rum, or other coconut flavored rum
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 6 large egg yolks
- To make the ice cream, in a large, heavy saucepan, combine the cream, coconut milk, whole milk, rum, and sugar.
- Bring to a simmer over medium heat, stirring to dissolve the sugar.
- Remove from the heat.
- In a medium bowl, beat the eggs until pale yellow and frothy.
- Add about 1/2 cup of the hot cream mixture, and whisk to combine.
- Add the egg mixture to the saucepan with the remaining hot cream and whisk.
- Return to medium heat and cook, stirring constantly with a heavy wooden spoon until thick enough to coat the back of a spoon, 4 to 5 minutes.
- Remove from the heat and strain through a fine mesh strainer into a clean container.
- Refrigerate until well chilled, at least 3 hours.
- Pour into an ice cream maker and process according to the manufacturer's instructions.
- Transfer to a plastic container and freeze until ready to serve.
- Yield: 1 quart
pineapple, dark rum, brown sugar, orange juice, lime juice, coconut ice cream, coconut flakes
Taken from www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/emeril-lagasse/grilled-pineapple-with-rum-glaze-and-coconut-ice-cream-recipe.html (may not work)