Mango Flambe Or Peach Or Pineapple Or Use Your Imagination Recipes

MANGO, PEACH AND PINEAPPLE SALSA

Steps:

• Place the mango, peach, pineapple, tomato, onion, red pepper, yellow pepper, and cilantro in a mixing bowl. Stir in the garlic, jalapeno, lime juice, salt, sugar, and water. Cover and refrigerate at least 1 hour before serving.

MANGO, STRAWBERRY, AND PINEAPPLE SMOOTHIE

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients in a blender and puree until smooth, about 2 to 3 minutes. Drink immediately.
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MANGOES FLAMBé

Steps:

• Preheat broiler.
• Wash and dry mangoes. Remove 2 flat sides of each mango with a sharp knife, cutting lengthwise alongside pit and cutting as close to pit as possible so that mango flesh is in 2 large pieces (reserve remaining fruit for another use). Make a crosshatch pattern with a small sharp knife, cutting across fruit down to skin at 1/2-inch intervals and being careful not to pierce through. Grasp fruit at both ends and turn inside out to make flesh side convex.
• Arrange fruit, skin side down, in a large shallow baking pan lined with foil and sprinkle evenly with 4 tablespoons turbinado sugar (total). Broil 5 inches from heat until fruit is golden brown (it will not brown evenly), about 5 minutes. Arrange fruit on a large platter.
• Cook rum with remaining sugar in a small saucepan over moderately low heat, stirring, until sugar is dissolved. Remove from heat, then carefully ignite rum with a kitchen match and pour, still flaming, over warm mangoes. Serve immediately.

PINEAPPLE RUM FLAMBE

Steps:

• In a large skillet, cook the butter and brown sugar over medium heat, stirring, until the sugar dissolves. Place the pineapple in the syrup in a single layer, reduce the heat to medium-low, and cook for 3 to 4 minutes, until browned on the first side. Turn with a small spatula or tongs and cook on the second side until the pineapples are soft and richly browned. Add rum and flambe. Arrange on dessert plates.

MANGO-PEACH PRESERVES

Steps:

• Place 1/2 the peaches in a large saucepan and crush until mostly mashed. Add the remaining peaches and mangos. Bring to a boil over medium-low heat. Cook until mostly liquid, 20 to 30 minutes.
• Pour peach-mango mixture into a bowl and measure 5 1/4 cups back into the pan. For a thicker mixture, use only 5 cups. Add sugar to the pan and bring to a boil over medium heat. Gradually stir in pectin and bring back to a boil. Boil for 1 minute; immediately remove from heat.
• Pour preserves into hot, sterilized jars, filling to within 1/4 inch of the top. Run a clean knife or thin spatula around the insides of the jars to remove any air bubbles. Wipe rims with a moist paper towel to remove any residue. Top with lids and screw on rings.
• Place a rack in the bottom of a large canning pot and fill halfway with water. Bring to a boil and lower jars 2 inches apart into the boiling water using a holder. Pour in more boiling water to cover jars by at least 1 inch. Bring to a rolling boil, cover, and process for 5 minutes.

TOMATO DAHL DAL (OR MANGO, OR CUCUMBER, OR LEMON, OR SPINACH)

Steps:

• Wash dahl 2x. Soak half an hour or so if you want it softer. Add 3 c water.
• Cook dahl 20-25 minutes over medium heat.
• Add diced tomatoes, green chiles, and turmeric. Cook 20 minutes.
• In a separate pan, heat oil (medium heat). Add mustard seeds, cumin seeds, red chiles, and asafoetida. Mustard seeds will "pop" like popcorn. (I advise keeping a lid on it to avoid seeds all over your stove.).
• Add seed mixture to dahl. Add salt to taste and curry leaves. Cook for 2-3 more minutes. Serve with rice. Enjoy!
• To make mango dal, cut up 2 green mangoes. (again, available in Indian grocery stores). Use in place of tomatoes. This makes a sweet dal.
• To make cucumber dal, peel and cut up 2 cucumbers or Indian cucumbers (dosaki). Use in place of tomatoes.
• To make lemon dal, do not add a vegetable and add the juice of 2 lemons with salt and curry leaves.
• To make spinach dal, add 2 c fresh spinach (or frozen spinach) about 10 minutes before cooking is over.
• You may have to add a little water with the different types of veggies.

MANGO FLAMBE (OR PEACH OR PINEAPPLE OR USE YOUR IMAGINATION)

Steps:

• Simmer jam, sugar and water until mixture is syrupy, about 5 minutes.
• Add mangos and cook over low heat 3 minutes.
• Stir in lemon juice.
• Heat brandy until just warm. Ignite and pour flaming over mangos.
• Stir and spoon over ice cream.