Spicy Pineapple Chili Recipes

PINEAPPLE SAUCE RECIPE

Steps:

• Peel the pineapple using a sharp knife and chop the flesh into small cubes. To save time, you can buy already peeled and chopped pineapple. Add 2 cups of cubed pineapple and 1 tsp chopped garlic in the medium jar of a blender and blend to make a coarse mixture.
• Do not blend the pineapple too much. We are looking for a coarse texture here.
• Add the pineapple mixture in a heavy bottom pan along with ½ cup pineapple juice, ¼ cup vinegar, ¼ cup lemon juice, 1 tsp lemon zest, 1 cup brown sugar, 2 tsp red chili flakes, and 1 tsp salt. Bring the mixture to a boil and cook for 5-6 minutes on medium heat. Cover the pan with a lid of the mixture is spluttering too much. Keep stirring frequently.
• Mix 3 tbsp cornflour in ¼ cup water in a small bowl to make a thin slurry and add it to the pan.
• Cook on medium heat until the sauce thickens. Remove the pan from heat and let the sauce cool down. Store in a glass jar in the refrigerator and use as desired.

CROCK-POT CRAZY PINEAPPLE CHILI

Steps:

• In a non-stick skillet over medium heat, cook sausage and onions, stirring to crumble sausage. Once sausage is cooked through, drain off any fat and transfer the sausage and onions to your slow cooker.
• Drain the pineapple, reserving both the juice and the fruit separately. Add the juice to the slow cooker. Cover and store the fruit in the refrigerator (it will be added toward the end of cooking).
• Add tomatoes, black beans, tomato paste, chili powder, cumin and garlic to the slow cooker.
• Stir everything to combine.
• Cook on low (6-8 hours), adding reserved pineapple during last hour or two of cooking, or on high (4-5 hours), adding pineapple during last 1/2 hour - hour of cooking.
• Serve topped with cheese, sour cream and hot sauce, if desired.

HAWAIIAN-STYLE CHILI

Steps:

• Heat a large Dutch oven until hot over high heat. Add the ground beef, and cook until barely pink, stirring constantly to break into small pieces. Stir in onions and bell pepper, cook until the meat has browned, and the onions have softened and turned translucent, about 5 minutes. Pour meat into a large mesh strainer and press to expel excess fat.
• Place meat back into Dutch oven along with stewed tomatoes, kidney beans, tomato sauce, and pineapple chunks; season with chili powder and salt. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to medium-low and simmer uncovered for 10 minutes, or until chili reaches desired consistency.

SPICY PINEAPPLE CHILI

Steps:

• Preheat a large Stock Pot or Dutch Oven over medium heat (You can do this in the Crock Pot as well, see notes below)
• Brown your thin strips of bacon in your pan
• Add in your onions, peppers, jalapeños, and garlic and continue to cook, stirring often for 5 minutes or until your onions become translucent
• Now add in your Grass fed Ground Beef, chili powder, and cumin and stir until your ground beef is cooked through
• Add in all your remaining ingredients, stir well, and increase heat until your chili comes to a boil
• Once boiling, reduce the heat to low, cover, and simmer for 45 Minutes

SPICY PINEAPPLE PORK CHILI (CROCK POT)

Steps:

• In a 3-1/2-quart electric slow cooker, combine the pork, beans, hot water, tomatoes with their liquid, tomato paste, juice from pineapple chunks, chilies, onion, chili powder, cumin, and garlic powder; mix well.
• Cover and cook on the low heat setting 8-1/2 to 9 hours until the pork and beans are tender, stirring once halfway through the cooking time, if possible.
• Stir in the pineapple chunks and serve.

SWEET AND SPICY PINEAPPLE PORK CHOPS

Steps:

• Make the sauce. Coat the bottom of a medium-sized saucepan with the oil and place it over medium heat. Add the onions and garlic and cook until the onions are soft and caramelized, stirring every so often, 10 to 15 minutes.Mix in the chili paste, stir to combine, and then deglaze the pan with the pineapple juice.Add the Tamari and bring to a boil. Then, immediately reduce the heat to low, and simmer until the sauce thickens a bit, 10 to 15 minutes. Set aside.
• Heat grill. Preheat a stove-top grill or outdoor BBQ.
• Prep pork chops and pineapple slices. Season both sides of the pork chops with salt and pepper, and season both sides of the pineapple slices with pepper only. Drizzle both the pork chops and the pineapple slices with grapeseed oil, being sure both sides are well coated.
• Grill. Once the grill is very hot, add the pork chops and pineapple slices. You should hear a sizzling sound when they hit the pan -- if you don't, wait! The grill needs to be very hot for everything to caramelize and char properly.Turn the pork chops over when the bottoms are well marked from the grill, about 2 minutes. Then turn the heat to low, cover loosely with foil, and let them finish cooking just until the pork is cooked through, about 8 minutes. (The pineapple slices should grill for about 3 minutes per side. Remove them from the grill when they're done, while you continue to cook the pork.)
• Assemble and serve. On a large serving platter, or on individual serving plates, place each pork chop on top of 2 of the grilled pineapple slices.Drizzle the pineapple-onion sauce over the pork chops, and spoon a bit beneath them, too. (For a more elegant presentation, you can slice the pork off the bone and fan it out over the pineapple.)Garnish with cilantro and serve!

PINEAPPLE GARLIC SWEET CHILI SHRIMP

Steps:

• In a medium bowl combine the sriracha sauce, soy sauce, honey, garlic, and pineapple juice.
• Add the peeled shrimp to the marinade and stir to coat.
• Heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat.
• Add the shrimp along with the marinade and cook for 3-5 minutes, just until shrimp is opaque.
• Use a slotted spoon to remove the shrimp to a plate, leaving the sauce in the pan.
• In a small bowl stir together the cornstarch and cold water.
• Add the cornstarch mixture to the saucepan and simmer until thickened.
• Turn off the heat and add the shrimp back to the pan along with the pineapple chunks. Stir to combine.
• Serve with green onions and rice if desired.

PINEAPPLE CHILI MARGARITA

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients.
• In a cocktail shaker , pour the tequila, triple sec, lime and pineapple juices, and hot sauce. Fill with ice.
• Shake vigorously .
• Prepare the rim of the glass by rubbing a slice of lime along it, and dipping glass in coarse salt and/or Tajin Seasoning for extra spice, if desired.
• Strain cocktail into the ice-filled glass.
• Garnish with a pineapple wedge and lime wheel.

PINEAPPLE SOFT SERVE WITH SPICY CANDIED COCONUT

Steps:

• For the candied coconut: In a dry skillet or saucepan, toast the coconut over medium-low heat, stirring frequently, until the flakes are mostly golden in color. Remove from the heat and immediately add the chili powder, agave nectar and salt. Stir until the mixture is combined, then let the coconut cool completely before transferring to a bowl.
• For the pineapple soft serve: In a food processor or blender, combine the frozen pineapple, coconut milk, agave, lime juice and salt and pulse until the pineapple is finely chopped. Then process or blend, stopping to scrape down the sides of the bowl/jar as needed, until smooth and airy, 3 to 4 minutes. Serve immediately or transfer to a resealable top plastic bag and freeze until just firm, about 20 minutes. Trim off the corner of the plastic bag and pipe the mixture into serving bowls, soft serve-style. Garnish with the candied coconut and a float of dark rum if desired (and 21+).