How to peel and slice the pineapple: step by step instructions with video

How to clean pineapple

Put the pineapple horizontally on the cutting board. A large sharp knife, cut the top and bottom of the fruit.

Place the pineapple and cut it with a peel.

On the fruit may remain little eyes. Note that they are arranged in parallel to the diagonal rows. Make cuts along them on both sides and cut out the eyes.

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How to cut a pineapple slices

Cut the pineapple in half lengthwise. Then divide each half into two more long pieces.

Cut off from the resulting quarters of hard core.

Slice the pineapple quarters into small slices.

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How to cut a pineapple slices

The main objective in this case - gently to get rid of the rigid core. The first thing cut pineapple slices of any thickness.

Cut a core by using a conventional knife by scrolling it around.

Or using a knife to remove the core of the apple.

Bonus: how to use the pineapple crop

Eyes and heart of the fruit is not necessary to throw. Prepare of them sweet and fragrant syrup. You can use it as you like: add to smoothies, pancakes and watered

pancakes or replace them other syrups, desserts.

Ingredients

• 170 g of cores and pineapple buds (approximately the amount remains after cleaning one medium fruit);
• 85 g rind of lemon or lime (ideal squeezed pieces remaining after the preparation of any other dishes);
• 120 g of a brown or white sugar (brown sugar syrup is aromatic).

Of this amount about obtain 140 g of syrup.

preparation

Cut the pineapple and citrus peel into small pieces. Put them in a ceramic or glass container. Add sugar and mix well.

Wrap the container with cling film. Leave at room temperature for at least 4 hours to sugar is completely dissolved. To expedite the process, about one hour mix the ingredients.

Transfer the resulting fluid to another container through a sieve. Spatula or spoon to push pineapple and citrus that leaked as much syrup as possible.

Store the syrup in a glass jar in the refrigerator for no longer than three months.

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