Pineapple is really a versatile ingredient. It can be an appetizer. It can be a main course. It can be a dessert and it can also be a snack. It is just how versatile the fruit is. It can be one of those dishes by becoming the main star of the dish, but it can also be the supporting role in which the dish is simply incomplete without it. The perfect example of it is the pineapple sauce.
The pineapple sauce may not be the star of a dish, but it will complete the overall taste. There are different ways to make pineapple sauce, depending on your purpose. If you want it to be the companion of a yummy vanilla pudding, then you can make a sweet pineapple sauce. However, for salsa or tortillas, you nee to choose the savory sauce.
Here is how you can create a savory pineapple sauce and its ingredients:
1 can of pineapple chunks or ripe fresh pineapple
1 minced herbanero pepper
4 chiffonade cut fresh mint leaves
1 cup of corn oil
2 large corn tortila
1 cup of white sugar and cinnamon mixture
The preparation method starts by combining pineapple chunks, mint leaves and habanero pepper. Afterwards, simmer the three ingredients for about 5 minutes or until it gives a good fragrant. Put it aside so that it will cool. Once it is completely cool, take the cinnamon mixture and remove the mint from the mixture.
Get a large saute pan and then pour in the corn oil into it. Heat the oil until it is of 325 degree Fahrenheit. Once it is on the temperature, put in the corn tortillas and then cook them until they are goldren brown on both sides. This process should not take more than 3 minutes. Afterwards, put the tortilla on a paper towel so that it will cool and dry at the same time. After all, nobody would want to eat oily tortilla.
Serve the pineapple sauce with corn tortillas. You can also add some more ingredients during serving such as ice cream. This dish can also be enjoyed without tortilla, all you need to do is to create the sauce from pineapples, sugar, cornstrach, butter, white vinegar and also a pinch of salt. This sauce is so tasty to be served with vanilla ice cream. And you can also add a nice chopped walnuts or other nuts such as almond for the topping.
