Spiced pineapple with coconut sorbet and candied ginger

Name: Spiced pineapple with coconut sorbet and candied ginger
Prep time: 24 h
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 24 h 10 min
Yield: Serves 4
Ingredients: ½ pineapple (cut lengthways); 250 g granulated or caster sugar; 250 g granulated or caster sugar; 1 vanilla pod; 10 g fresh root ginger, peeled and chopped; 1 lemongrass stalk, trimmed and cut into 2 cm pieces; 2 g cloves; 5 g black peppercorns; 5 star anise pods; 12 g fresh root ginger, peeled; 200 g caster sugar, plus more for coating

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Medium
Ready in
25 hr

Appears in

Recipes For Life

By Peter Marshall

Published 2013

About

Ingredients

Spiced Pineapple

½ pineapple (cut lengthways)
250 g granulated or caster sugar

Dessert
Vegan
Gluten-free

Method

Spiced Pineapple

Trim and peel the pineapple half. Cut it lengthways in half again and remove the core. Now slice the pineapple in half crossways. Using a sharp knife, slice the halves thinly lengthways into 5mm thick slices. You need 20-24 slices.
Melt the sugar in a very large heavy-based pan over a medium heat, stirring gen