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Skewered Grilled Fruit With Ginger Syrup
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- Total Time
- 30 minutes
- Rating
- Notes
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Ingredients
- ½cup sugar
- ¼cup thinly sliced fresh ginger (don't bother to peel it)
- 4unpeeled bananas (not overripe)
- 1small pineapple
- 1starfruit (carambola), optional
Preparation
- Step 1
Heat a gas or charcoal fire; it should be quite hot, with the rack positioned 4 to 6 inches from the source of heat.
- Step 2
Combine the sugar, fresh ginger and ½ cup of water in a small saucepan over medium heat. Bring to a boil, and simmer for 3 minutes. Remove from the heat, and let sit while preparing the fruit. (Refrigerate if you're not using this right away; it will keep for at least a week.)
- Step 3
Cut the unpeeled bananas into 2-inch-long chunks, and make a shallow vertical slit in the skin for peeling at the table. Peel and core the pineapple, then cut it into 2-inch chunks. If you're using starfruit, cut it into slices ½ inch thick.
- Step 4
Skewer the fruit. Strain the syrup, and brush it on the fruit lightly. Grill the fruit until the pineapple is nicely browned, 2 to 4 minutes to a side. While it is grilling, brush it occasionally with the syrup.
- Step 5
When the fruit is done, brush once more with syrup. Serve hot or warm.
Private Notes
Cooking Notes
Don’t bother with the skewers (unless you’re using starfruit, I suppose) - trim off the pineapple skin and quarter lengthwise, discarding the core, and put directly on the grill. Halve the bananas and slice the peel as recommended. For extra decadence, serve over vanilla ice cream with fresh mint and the ginger syrup. Enjoy!
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