Best Grilled Pineapple Rice Recipes

SEARED MAHI MAHI WITH GRILLED MANGO-PINEAPPLE SALSA, GREEN RICE, AND BLACK BEANS

Steps:

• Make the Green Rice: Combine the water and rice in saucepan with a tight-fitting lid. Season the water with salt. Bring to a boil, lower the heat, and simmer, covered, until tender, about 20 minutes. Set the rice aside, covered, for 10 minutes. Fluff the rice with a fork and stir in the chimichurri. Set aside, covered, until ready to use.
• Meanwhile, make the Black Beans: Heat the oil in the saucepan over medium-high heat. Add the cumin seeds and cook, stirring, until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Add the bell pepper and onion and cook, stirring, until soft, about 8 minutes. Stir in the black beans and sugar. Bring to boil, lower the heat, and simmer for 5 minutes. Add the vinegar and season with salt and pepper. Set aside, covered, until ready to use.
• Make the Salsa: Preheat a grill pan over high heat. Grill the pineapple rings, turning once, until charred, about 2 minutes. Transfer the rings to a cutting board and chop.
• In a bowl, combine the pineapple, mango, bell pepper, onion, cilantro, olive oil, ginger, jalapeno, and lime juice. Season with salt and pepper and set aside. (The salsa can be prepared up to 2 days in advance.)
• Make the mahi mahi: Arrange the fillets in baking pan, season with salt and pepper, and rub with the zest. Preheat a cast iron skillet over medium heat for 5 minutes. Raise the heat to high and heat the butter and oil. Working in batches, if necessary, sear the halibut fillets, turning once, until well browned and just cooked through, about 3 minutes per side.
• Divide the rice and beans among the center of 6 plates, top with the fillets, and spoon some the salsa over each.
• In a food processor, pulse the onion until finely chopped but not pureed. Transfer the onion to a bowl. Add the olive oil, parsley, cilantro, oregano leaves, garlic, and lime juice and pulse until finely chopped. Transfer the herb mixture to the bowl of onion and stir to combine. Season the chimichurri with salt and pepper.

MANGO PORK TENDERLOIN WITH SWEET GINGER RICE AND GRILLED PINEAPPLE

Steps:

• Mango Pork Tenderloin:
• Combine all the dry rub ingredients in a small bowl.
• Coat the loins with the dry rub, put them into a resealable plastic bag and refrigerate for 2 hours. Puree the soy sauce, white wine, orange juice, ketchup, ginger, garlic and sugar in a blender until smooth. Add the marinade to the tenderloins, and refrigerate for 4 to 6 hours.
• Remove the tenderloins from the marinade and allow them to rest at room temperature for 30 minutes.
• Combine all the ingredients in a nonstick saucepan over medium heat and simmer hard, stirring often, until the mango breaks down and thickens to a jam.
• Transfer the marinade to a small saucepan over medium heat. Add the mango jam and the sweet chili sauce, and bring to a hard simmer. Reduce the mixture by 1/2 the volume, stirring occasionally, as the sugars can settle and burn. Remove 1/2 of the marinade to a small bowl and set aside for service.
• Sweet Ginger Rice:
• Cook the rice according to package directions. Coat the inside of an 8 by 8-inch baking dish with cooking spray.
• Transfer 2 cups of the warm cooked rice to a mixing bowl. Add the pickled ginger, fish sauce and chili garlic sauce and gently combine. Press the mixture into the baking dish, cover and refrigerate until cooled and set, about 1 hour.
• (When the pork loins have been put on the grill) gently turn the set rice cake out onto a cutting board. Cut the cake corner to corner to make 4 triangles. Heat the 2 tablespoons of oil in a nonstick skillet over medium heat. Carefully add the 4 rice cakes. If a part of the cake breaks away, gently press it back into shape. Saute on the first side until the cakes have caramelized, about 15 minutes. Carefully turn the cakes over, add 1 tablespoon oil and 1 tablespoon butter. Saute the second side until you can hear the caramelized cakes gently scratching the bottom when the pan is jiggled, about 10 to 15 minutes.
• Grilled Pineapple:
• Cut the pineapple lengthwise into logs or wedges, then cut in half and put them into a large bowl. Combine the rum, sugar and cinnamon in a small bowl and pour it over the pineapple. Allow it to sit at room temperature for 1 hour.
• When the tenderloins have been removed from the grill to rest, grill the pineapple on medium-high heat for a couple minutes per side turning and basting with the rum sauce to achieve caramelized grill marks.
• Prepare a charcoal or gas grill with 1 side medium-high heat and 1 side medium-low heat. Sear the loins on all 4 sides on medium-high for 3 minutes per side. Move the loins to the medium-low heat side. Baste with the marinade, close grill and cook, basting every 5 minutes, until the loins reach medium-rare or to desired doneness.
• Remove the loins to a cutting board and cover loosely with foil. Let rest for 15 minutes before carving on the diagonal into 1/4-inch medallions. Transfer the medallions to a serving platter and serve with sweet ginger rice, grilled pineapple and reserved marinade.

GRILLED JERK SWORDFISH CARIBBEAN WITH PINEAPPLE RICE

Steps:

• Rinse the fish in cold water and pat dry with paper towels.
• Brush both sides with marinade and lay on a plate (or on a broiler rack or baking sheet if broiling); set aside.
• Preheat a charcoal grill or broiler.
• Add enough chicken broth to the reserved pineapple juice to measure 2 cups.
• Stir the broth mixture, pineapple, rice, bell pepper and allspice together in a medium saucepan and bring to a boil over high heat.
• Cover, reduce the heat to low and simmer until the liquid is absorbed, 18 to 20 minutes.
• Take from the heat and let stand until ready to serve; discard the allspice berries.
• When the rice has cooked 12 to 15 minutes, place fish on a lightly oiled grill and cook 3 minutes.
• Turn over and cook until the fish is just barely opaque but still moist in the center, 2 to 3 minutes more for 3/4-inch-thicksteaks (or broil, without turning, for 6 to 8 minutes).
• Fluff the rice with a fork, stir in the green onions and spoon onto individual plates.
• Transfer the swordfish to plates and garnish with lime wedges.

GRILLED CHIPOTLE SALMON WITH PINEAPPLE CILANTRO RICE

Steps:

• Mix all ingredients for the marinade, reserving 3 tablespoons. Pour the marinade over the salmon, place in refrigerator and allow to marinade for 1 hour.
• Approximately 10 to 15 minutes before placing the salmon on the grill, began preparing the rice by heating the 1 tablespoon olive oil in a medium saucepan. Stir in chopped onion and cook for 3 minutes; add rice and sauté an additional minute.
• Add pineapple, pineapple juice, water, and salt; bring to a boil, cover and reduce heat to low. Simmer for 20 minutes or until liquid is absorbed and rice is tender. Fluff with fork and stir in chopped cilantro.
• Place salmon over medium heat on gas grill or over charcoal, cook until fish flakes easily, turning once; approximately 10 to 12 minutes total.
• While salmon is cooking, prepare the sauce by bringing to a boil the white wine, sugar, ginger and lime juice. Reduce to 3/4 cup; this should take about 7 to 10 minutes.
• Brush the sliced onions with the reserved marinade and grill until done, turning as needed.
• Mix cornstarch with a small amount of water until smooth, whisk into wine along with butter. Cook 1 minute or until thick, add scallion and keep warm.
• To serve, divide rice onto 4 serving plates, top with cooked fish, spoon sauce over and top with grilled onions.

NOODLE BOWL WITH P.E.I. MUSSELS, GRILLED PINEAPPLE, RICE NOODLES, & GINGER-LEMONGRASS BROTH

Steps:

• To Prepare Ginger lemongrass broth: Medium dice all vegetables, thinly slice ginger and garlic and add to liquid along with bay leaves in medium saucepan, simmer for 1/2 hour. Add scallions and cilantro and simmer for 15 minutes more. Strain through chinios, cool and set aside. While Broth simmers prepare Mussel starter & Chile rouille: Mussel Starter: Slice cilantro and brunoise garlic and ginger. In a bowl mix with oil and red Chile flakes, season with salt and pepper. Fresno Chile rouille: De-stem fresnos but leave the seed. Mix all ingredients in a robo coupe except oil. Slowly drizzle in oil. Will have a loose mayonnaise like consistency. Add salt to taste. Finishing the dish: Pre-heat a large pan or skillet to medium heat with no oil. Add mussel, 8-10 tablespoons of mussel starter and all of the grilled and diced pineapple. Lightly cook until mussels just start to open. Add a generous amount of ginger-lemongrass broth and cover. Cook until mussels completely open, (about 8-10 minutes). Add rice noodles, butter and cilantro and cook until butter is incorporated, season with salt and pepper to taste. Plate Up: Divide up noodles, broth and mussels evenly. Put two crostinis on top of each bowl, add about a tablespoon of rouille on top of crostinis.

GRILLED-PINEAPPLE RICE

Steps:

• Prepare grill for direct-heat cooking.
• Combine sugar, chile pepper and salt; sprinkle over both sides of pineapple slices.
• Grill, turning once, until browned, 3 minutes per side. Cool slightly; cut into chunks.
• In large nonstick skillet heat oil over medium heat; add scallions.
• Cook, stirring, until golden, 3 minutes.
• Stir in garlic; cook 1 minute. Add rice, salt and pineapple; cook, stirring, until heated.