How to Grill Pineapples and other Fruit

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How to Grill

By Steven Raichlen

Published 2001

About

METHOD: Direct grilling

COOKING TIME: 8 to 12 minutes

Grilled fruit is a great way to bring a barbecue to a festive close. In markets throughout Thailand or Indonesia you’ll find grill jockeys dipping fruits like bananas in coconut milk and palm sugar and searing them over hibachis. From bananas it’s a short leap to another tropical fruit that tastes great grilled this way: pineapple. Indeed, any juicy fruit is a candidate.

Setting Up the Grill

To set up a charcoal grill for direct grilling, first light the charcoal in a chimney starter.
Using a garden hoe or other long-handled implement, rake the burning coals into an even layer.
To see if the grill is preheated to high, use the test.