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Ways to use Pineapple?

Anne Miller

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I am trying to use up things that are in my Food Storage Pantry.

I have a lot of canned pineapple because dear hubby didn't like that brand.

I like cottage cheese and pineapple, ham baked with pineapple, and pineapple cake.

Our daughter's favorite pizza is ham and pineapple.

I have never been a fan of Polynesian food.

Any suggestions?

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Grill it for some char and add it to salsa.
Blend it into BBQ sauce.
Pineapple curry, or curry-fried rice is good. I'm sure canned would be OK.
If they're the big chunks or rings instead of little bits, shish-kebobs.
Pineapple miso glaze is great for roasting vegetables.

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Dr birds cake is a great way to use canned pineapple.

There’s not really any pineapple in Polynesian food, that’s just 1950s tiki bar stuff.

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There's the old stand-by recipes of pineapple upside down cake, ambrosia salad. Another way I like pineapple is to cut it into chunks, freeze it on a cookie sheet, and bag it to add to ice cream shakes, pina coladas (with or without booze), or for slushies.

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If you've got enough to make it worthwhile, pineapple makes pretty good wine

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We make a pineapple stir fry about every other week. Year-round, but especially in the summer, I use pineapple in smoothies. A smoothie for lunch is nice and cool, but also help me eat lots of kale and carrots when I'm not in the mood for a salad. The pineapple balances out those bitter flavors.

I think both dishes are pretty forgiving of brand/variation in the pineapple, but the smoothies are great if you've got a batch with unpleasant texture.

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Sweet and Sour Chinese dishes - chicken is my favourite, but it works with pork and prawns
Hummingbird cake - recipes abound. Definitely pineapple upside-down cake as suggested already.
Also good in salads, a bit like adding apple chunks, with a=walnuts or almonds.
Lastly - https://bellyfull.net/dole-whip-recipe/ if it's hot enough where you are for a frozen treat.

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Are you allowed to put it on pizza?

I put pineapple chunks in my version of risotto (made with chicken and various vegetables) I did a barley-otto this week which turned out pretty good - lots of ready meals in the freezer too!

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Sauteed over pork chops and chicken!

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Mac Johnson wrote:Sauteed over pork chops and chicken!

Oooh! Thick gammon steak grilled with pineapple; so yummy!

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pineapple upside down cake would be my first choice
followed by
freezing it to make smoothies with.
pineapple is a great smoothie/juice ingredient.
In Brazil it's common to blend up pineapple with some fresh mint to make juice (in my house we do this with the skins, but if you have normal pineapple you're not using, why not). You could do this with the frozen pineapple to make a cool drink (strain it out to get out extra fibers/stems, then sweeten to taste) or blend frozen banana, mint leaves and frozen pineapple to make a dessert (I use an omega juicer to make it like soft serve).

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