How to cut a pineapple
This is the way Asians cut pineapples at home.
Servings: 8 wedges
Cost: £1.00
Equipment
- Sharp knife
- Chopping Board
Ingredients
- 1 Pineapple, ripe
- 1 tsp Salt
- 1 tbsp preserved plum powder, or assam powder
Instructions
- Cut off the crown of the pineapple'
- Cut off the bottom of the pineapple , so that it can stand upright.
- Cut off the skin of the pineapple with the knife, slicing from top to the bottom. Repeat while turning the fruit.
- Check and make sure the green bits of the pineapple skin is cut off. Make sure that the eyes are not cut off.
- Look for the spiral pattern of the eyes. With the knife, make a 'V' cut on both sides of the eyes, with the cut meeting under the eye. or eyes. You can cut 2 eyes at once.
- Finish cutting all the eyes out this way.
- Then sprinkle the salt on the fruit and massage it gently.
- Rinse the salt off. Pat dry and you can cut it to whatever shape you like.
- I like to cut it into 8's and then cut it across into little triangular pieces, and serve it raw.
- It can be served with a sprinkling of salt or the preserve plum powder. It can also be served with a rich cake, or made into a drink with a blender or smoothie. Malaysians like it to be served a an ingredient in a 'rojak' or a local fruit salad.
- I hope you enjoy the cutting and learn something new. Don't forget to chop up the pineapple skin and crown and put it into the compost bin.
