Cambodian Manor Kho To Hu Caramelized Pineapple And Tofu Recipes

Steps:

• Place tofu between paper towels and press with cast iron frying pan or something heavy for about 10 minutes to get rid of excess moisture.
• Cut into bite size pieces(about 1").
• Dredge in cornstarch to coat, shaking off excess. Fry in oil till lightly browned and crispy, about 10 minutes.
• If using canned chunk pineapple, drain juice.
• Put pineapple, garlic, vegetarian oyster sauce and water in a small pot.
• Add sugar, salt, black pepper and green onion. Stir well.
• Cook on medium heat till the water is reduced and vegetables coated. Add tofu and stir to coat.
• Top with cilantro.
• Serve hot with rice.

Steps:

• Melt butter in frypan over moderately high heat.
• Add fruit and cook and stir for 3 or 4 minutes till browned.
• Add sugar and rum.
• Cook and stir further 3 or 4 minutes till mixture thickens and caramelizes.
• Cool for 30 minutes.

Steps:

• Prepare Gingerbread Cake: Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Grease 10-cup fluted baking pan (such as a bundt); dust with flour.
• In medium bowl, combine flour, ginger, baking soda, cinnamon, allspice, nutmeg, salt, cloves, and pepper; set aside.
• In large bowl, with mixer at high speed, beat butter, granulated sugar, and vanilla 3 minutes or until creamy, occasionally scraping bowl with rubber spatula.
• Reduce speed to medium.
• Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition.
• In 4-cup glass measuring cup or bowl, stir molasses with 1 cup very hot water.
• Reduce mixer speed to low; add flour mixture alternately with molasses mixture, occasionally scraping bowl with rubber spatula.
• Pour batter into prepared pan.
• Bake 50 to 55 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
• Cool cake in pan on wire tack 20 minutes.
• Loosen cake from pan.
• Invert cake onto rack; cool completely.
• Prepare Caramelized Pineapple: Cut crown and stem ends from pineapple; cut off rind.
• Slice pineapple lengthwise into quarters.
• Remove core from each quarter.
• Cut each quarter crosswise into 1-inch slices.
• In nonstick 12-inch skillet, heat brown sugar with butter over medium heat until melted, stirring to combine.
• Add pineapple to skillet; arrange in single layer.
• Cook pineapple 15 minutes, turning pieces over once.
• Prepare Rum Cream: In medium bowl, with mixer at high speed, beat cream until soft peaks form.
• Add confectioners' sugar and rum and beat just until stiff peaks form.
• Sprinkle cake with confectioners' sugar.
• Serve cake with Caramelized Pineapple and Rum Cream.

Steps:

• Slice pineapple into eight rings and cut each ring into 8 pieces.
• Warm butter in a large skillet over medium high heat. When butter begins to foam, add the pineapple and brown sugar (this is when you'd add the bananas if using that option).
• Cook, stirring frequently and make sure you are turning the pineapple chunks over while stirring. This should take about 4-5 minutes - just until the pineapple is brown and all the sugar is dissolved.
• Remove from heat and place into a shallow serving bowls and let cool 2-3 minutes.
• Place a scoop of ice cream/frozen yogurt on each serving and top with other toppings if desired. Or you can serve with just a dollop of freshly whipped cream and a sprinkle of cinnamon.

Steps:

• Melt the butter in a medium to large saute pan over medium heat.
• Place the pineapple slices (no more than 1/2 inch thick) over the melted butter in the pan. Sprinkle with the brown sugar.
• Baste the pineapple by tilting the pan a bit to scoop some of the butter/sugar mixture and pouring it over the pineapple slices. Cook for about 3-4 mins per side.
• Continue to baste every so often to incorporate the flavor of the butter and brown sugar.
• When cooked, place slices on plates and drizzle some of the sauce it cooked in over top. Serve with vanilla ice cream to make EXTRA delicious! Pour some of the sauce over that as well. VERY hot, let cool a little before serving.
• Enjoy :).