Pineapple Flambé
Ingredients
- 1 Large Fresh Pineapple (you can use canned in a pinch but fresh is better)
- 1½ sticks Butter
- 2 tbsp Brown Sugar
- Zest & Juice of One Lemon
- ¼ cup Rum
Instructions
- Peel, trim, clean, core and slice Pineapple.
- In skillet melt Butter and Brown Sugar.
- When bubbly add sliced Pineapple, Lemon Zest and Lemon Juice and sauté for 1-2 minutes.
- Remove from heat for safety and add Rum and immediately Flambé igniting the fumes at the edge of the pan and not the rum itself with a long match or a long barbecue lighter.
- Let cook until flame disappears and serve immediately with vanilla ice cream or on top of rich moist pound cake. Optional - sprinkle with some toasted coconut.
