Brown Sugar And Rum-glazed Pineapple With Coconut (cook's Illust

Total Time: 5 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 4 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 1/4 cup dark rum
• 1/2 cup packed dark brown sugar
• 1 pineapple (peeled, cored and cut lengthwise into 3/4-inch spears)
• 1/2 cup sweetened flaked coconut

Recipe

• 1 toast coconut by putting it on a baking sheet and baking at 350 degrees. stir once or twice. it takes 6-8 minutes.; let it cool.
• 2 melt butter in a large nonstick skillet over medium high heat. add rum, then sprinkile the brown sugar evenly over mixture. cook until slightly thickened, about 1 minute.
• 3 lay the spears in the pan. lower heat to medium low. cook until deep golden and slightly browned on both sides, about 8 minutes. transfer the pineapple spears to a serving platter.
• 4 return thhe pan with glaze to medium-high. simmer until thickened, about 1 minute. pour the glaze over the pineapple. sprinkle with coconut before serving.