STEEMIT IRON CHEF 2021 ACT 1 ROUND 09 : PINEAPPLE DECLINATION AND COCONUT LOLLIPOP!

For the 9th Round of SIC, the Chef asked the contestants to prepare their best recipe they can imagine with pineapples!

Actually pineapple in itself is an amazing product, so sweet, so fleshy, juicy and tasty - We can really do magical recipe with pineapple!

But for my entry this time, I wanted to concentrate more on the main product itself and prepare it in different ways we usually enjoy it in my country!

It is quite an easy to reproduce plate, hope you try it some day!

Let me show you my PINEAPPLE DECLINATION AND COCONUT LOLLIPOP!

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I mainly used pineapples in this plate and couple of other basic ingredients like sugar, butter, vinegar, sweet cherries, mint and star anis.

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On the plate I served pineapples in 4 ways :

• Caramelized

This is how I proceeded : Peel the pineapple and cut in 8 pcs as you can see below...
Simply add little butter in a pan and place the pineapple. Let caramelize with its own sugar, or you can add sugar or honey if your pineapple is not sweet enough!

Add star anis and cardamom for a nice flavor.

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• Poached

For this one, I add sugar with vinegar and bring to a boil. Then I added 1 red chili.

Take your pineapple and let cook for around 5 minutes in that boiling mixture. Make sure not to overcook...

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• Compote

The third way is making a compote - simply cut a part of the pineapple in small brunoise and sautéed with butter. I added little agave syrup and little coconut extract.

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• Raw

And the fourth way is...serving it raw as it is...

The pineapple I got for using was of top quality...so sweet with an amazing smell!

Below are the different preps done with my pineapple ready for plating!

Ooops before I forgot, the coconut lollipop I had already made in my fridge, I love making these lollipops with all products of the season and stock them!

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My favorite part...

I think by now you know very much how fun I have when plating my dish...

So as usual I made it freestyle...

Enjoy!

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The Proof Photo...

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Needless to say...this plate of pineapple paired with the coconut lollipop was just super delicious and matched perfectly!

I hope you've like it dear friends!

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Wishing all the contestants all the best and see your entries soon!

Now I am eager to discover the next product so that I get maximum time to prepare my entry...we will already be into the 10th Round tomorrow...

Thanks so much for the support you all have been given my posts up to now.

Big thanks to the curator for the upvote and I hope they'll like my entry too.

As always, stay original and post top quality posts as very often repeated by the Chef!

Best Regards
@niven