Smoked Pineapple with Ginger, Mango and Vanilla
Ingredients:
- 2-3 pieces Fresh Pineapple, sliced 1″/ 2.5cm batons
- Basil, Cilantro and Mint Leaves, to garnish
- 1 Tablespoon Crystallized Ginger, minced
- 1 Quenelle Mango Ice Cream
- 1 Quenelle Vanilla Ice Cream
- 1 oz. Graham Cracker Crumbs
- 1 oz. Turbinado Sugar
- Bamboo Skewers
- PolyScience Apple Wood Smoking Gun™ Chips
Directions:
- Set the rear flow adjustment slider of the Sous Vide Professional™ to fully closed and the front flow adjustment slider to the maximum flow to ensure proper circulation. Set the temperature of the Sous Vide Professional™ to 160°F / 71°C.
- Place sliced pineapple into vacuum bag.
- Place vacuum bag into chamber vacuum sealer and pull a full, 100% vacuum on the pineapple.
- Once water bath has reached 160°F / 71°C, place vacuum sealed pineapple in water bath and cook for 15 minutes. Remove from bag and let drain on a paper towel.
- Place skewers through the pineapple, lengthwise, creating a lollipop.
- Spread turbinado sugar onto a plate. Press one side of each skewer of pineapple into the sugar, coating evenly.
- Brûlée the sugar evenly with sugar torch. Set aside to cool.
- Place graham cracker crumbs on bottom of mason jar or plate.
- Scoop 1 quenelle vanilla ice cream and 1 quenelle mango ice cream and place atop graham cracker crumbs.
- Place brûléed pineapple skewers inside jar or on plate and garnish with crystallized ginger, mint, basil and cilantro.
- Fill jar (or cover plate with salad bowl) with dense apple wood smoke from the PolyScience Smoking Gun™. Seal until presentation.
- Serve immediately.