Black Pepper Shrimp with “Sun-Dried” Pineapple

Name: Black Pepper Shrimp with “Sun-Dried” Pineapple
Yield: Makes 4 servings
Cuisine: Asia
Ingredients: ½ pineapple, peeled, cored, and cut into 1-inch chunks; 12 large shrimp, peeled and deveined; 3 scallions, trimmed and sliced; 3 tablespoons kecap manis (sweet soy sauce); ½ teaspoon salt; 1 tablespoon fresh lime juice; 1½ tablespoons sugar; 3 tablespoons grape seed, corn, or other neutral oil; ½ cup baby pea shoots; 1¾ teaspoons fermented black beans, rinsed, squeezed dry, and chopped; 1 tablespoon peeled and minced fresh ginger; ½ cup diced jicama; 1 tablespoon soy sauce; 1¾ teaspoons black peppercorns, crushed; 1 tablespoon minced garlic

Preparation info

Makes
4
servings

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

Asian Flavors of Jean-Georges

By Jean-Georges Vongerichten

Published 2007

About

The distinctive saltiness of black bean and black pepper stir-fries is given a twist here with the addition of chewy, sweet pineapple. Dried in the oven until the sweetness is intensified and the texture like that of candy, the pineapple is an amazing addition here. Don’t skip it.

Ingredients

½ pineapple, peeled, cored, and cut into 1-inch chunks
3 tablespoons grape seed, corn, or other neutr

Asia
Fish course
Pescatarian

Method

Preheat the oven to 200°F. Put a rack on top of a rimmed baking sheet and line the rack with a Silpat.
Put the pineapple pieces on the mat in a single even layer. Bake