Stuffed Pineapple with Chicken in Bacon

Directions

1. 1

   Step 1

   

   Line a baking dish with parchment. Prepare foil. For cleaning the pineapple, you'll need a thin sharp knife or a special coring tool. You'll also need a bowl for marinating the chicken and a pastry brush for applying the sauce.

2. 2

   Step 2

   

   Cut the chicken into thin strips and place in a bowl. Add the spicy soy sauce, paprika, cayenne pepper, and olive oil. Mix and let marinate for 30 minutes.

   TipInstead of spicy soy sauce, you can use regular soy sauce mixed with chili sauce or sriracha in equal proportions.

3. 3

   Step 3

   

   Cut off the top and bottom of the pineapple so the base is stable. Remove the skin. Use a thin sharp knife to cut out the core. The larger the hole, the more chicken fillet you'll need.

4. 4

   Step 4

   

   Place the chicken fillet strips inside the pineapple.

5. 5

   Step 5

   

   Wrap the pineapple with dry-cured bacon, overlapping the slices. Try to have all the strips meet on one part of the pineapple. Preheat the oven to 200 °C.

   TipLay the pineapple on its side; this makes wrapping easier.

6. 6

   Step 6

   

   Place the pineapple in the baking dish so that the seam where the bacon strips meet is on the bottom. Brush the bacon surface with barbecue sauce, cover with foil, and place in the preheated oven at 200 °C for 30 minutes.

7. 7

   Step 7

   

   After 30 minutes, remove the foil and leave the pineapple in the oven for another 15 minutes until a golden crust forms. Keep the heat at 200 °C.

8. 8

   Step 8

   

   Serve the pineapple sliced into rings with mixed greens and cherry tomatoes.