Aarón Sánchez

Broiled Pineapple

Piña Asada

Preparation info
  • Serves

    4 to 6

    (2 to 4 rings per sirving)
    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
La Comida del Barrio
La Comida del Barrio

By Aarón Sánchez

Published 2003

  • About

This simple preparation is wonderful served hot with Natilla de Piña spooned in the center of each pineapple ring.

Ingredients

  • 1 large ripe pineapple
  • ½ cup sugar
  • Finely grated zest of 1

Method

Preheat the broiler. Using a large sharp knife, cut off the leaves of the pineapple. Slice off the bottom to stabilize the base and stand the pineapple up. Cut off the rind from top to bottom, removing as much of the eyes as possible. Turn the pineapple on it’s side and slice crosswise into ½-inch-thick rounds. Cut the core out of each slice with a paring knife. Arrange the pineapple rings on a