Stir-Fried Pineapple with Ginger

Name: Stir-Fried Pineapple with Ginger
Yield: Serves Four
Cuisine: Thailand
Ingredients: 15 ml/1 tbsp vegetable oil; 1 pineapple; 2 shallots, finely chopped; 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped; juice of ½ lime; 1 large fresh red chilli, seeded and finely shredded; 5 cm/2 in piece fresh root ginger, peeled and finely shredded; 30 ml/2 tbsp light soy sauce

Preparation info

Serves
Four

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Thai Food and Cooking

By Judy Bastyra and Becky Johnson

Published 2011

About

This dish makes an interesting accompaniment to grilled meat or strongly flavoured fish such as tuna or swordfish. If the idea seems strange, think of it as resembling a fresh mango chutney, but with pineapple as the principal ingredient.

Ingredients

1 pineapple
15 ml/1 tbsp vegetable oil
2

Asia
Thailand
Side dish
South East Asia
Vegan

Method

Trim and peel the pineapple. Cut out the core and dice the flesh.
Heat the oil in a wok or frying pan. Stir-fry the garlic and shallots over a medium heat for 2–3 minutes, until golden. Do not let the garlic burn or the dish will taste bitt