GRILLED FRUIT SKEWERS WITH GINGER SYRUP

Grilled Fruit Skewers with Ginger Syrup image

Yield makes 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 5

1/2 cup sugar
1/4 cup thinly sliced fresh ginger (don't bother to peel it)
2 large or 3 medium bananas, not overly ripe
1/2 pineapple
2 large peaches

Steps:

Start a grill; the fire should be quite hot and the rack positioned 4 to 6 inches from the heat source. Combine the sugar, ginger, and 1/2 cup of water in a saucepan over medium heat. Bring to a boil and simmer for 3 minutes. Remove from the heat and let sit while you prepare the fruit.
Do not peel the bananas; cut them into 2-inch-long chunks and make a shallow vertical slit in the skin to facilitate peeling at the table. Peel and core the pineapple, then cut it into 2-inch chunks. Pit the peaches and cut them into large chunks.
Skewer the fruit. Strain the syrup and brush the fruit lightly with it. Grill the fruit until the pineapple is nicely browned, 2 to 4 minutes per side. As it is grilling, brush occasionally with the syrup.
When the fruit is done, brush once more with syrup; serve hot or warm.