Fun With Fresh Island Pineapple

By Sam Choy
Wednesday - January 24, 2007

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This week we visit the Dole pineapple fields with Dole Food Company general manager and vice president Brian Orlopp to hand-pick fresh pineapple for the following recipes.

SPARERIBS WITH PINEAPPLE SWEET AND SOUR SAUCE

* 2 pounds pork ribs
* salt and pepper, to taste
* flour
* oil, for frying For Sauce:
* 6 tablespoons brown sugar
* 1 cup pineapple juice
* 1 teaspoon minced garlic
* 1 finger ginger
* ¹/2 cup vinegar
* 1 fresh pineapple, cubed

Marinate/massage pork ribs with salt and pepper. Roll ribs in flour before cooking. Heat oil in a pot and fry until golden brown. Remove from oil; cut into pieces. In a separate pan, combine sauce ingredients. Add pork ribs to the sauce and simmer until tender.

PINEAPPLE SPAM

* 1 can Spam, cubed
* shoyu
* ginger
* brown sugar
* water
* pineapple, cubed

Combine ingredients to taste.

PINEAPPLE LEMONADE

Combine ice, crush or cubed pineapple and lemonade in a glass; garnish with a clean pineapple leaf.

(Watch “Sam Choy’s Kitchen” Saturdays at 6:30 p.m. on KHNL News 8.)