One of the most beloved exotic fruits, which can often be found on the holiday table - Pineapple. It is famous not only for its unusual taste, but also useful properties, both for the figure and for the whole body.
On sale pineapples can be found both in tin cans and in fresh form. If for the preparation of salads most often the hostess is used canned pulp, then for feeding on the table, as a separate self-dish, it is best to buy a whole fruit. And how to choose it in the store? How can I be cleaned and cut it? This article will disassemble with this.
Pineapple selection criteria in the store
To the pulp to be delicious and sweet, you need to choose a ripe fruit. There are several characteristic features that show that fruit can be bought. Among them can be designated:
- pineapple heavy with solid skin;
- there are no soft areas on the fetal surface;
- there are no dark spots;
- fruit has a brightened characteristic smell;
- leafs are easily pulling.
Pineapple color is not the main sign of his maturity!
Preparation for the processing of the fetus
Before proceeding to the cleaning process itself, you need to prepare everything you need. In the process of work it will be necessary:
- sharp kitchen knife;
- wooden or plastic cutting board;
- special knife - "housekeeper", it is still used to clean the potatoes.
Ways to clean pineapple from peel
Method number 1. This option is ideal for hoses that do not want to completely clean the fruit, but only its part (for example, for a child).
- We rinse pineapple under running water.
- Gently cut off the green tail.
- I cut a knife with a circle of the desired thickness.
- Slowly remove the peel from it (if there were still pieces of peel on the surface, they can be removed by "economy").
- We cut the purified pulp on the desired portion pieces.
Method number 2 "basket". This method is best suited for feeding to the festive table. The basket can be fill in both the crushed pulp of pineapple and the snack salad.
- The fruit is thoroughly cleaned by contaminants under running water.
- Pineapple cut along two halves.
- A sharp knife cut the flesh, cut it on cubes or triangles.
- I spread the fruit basket on a beautiful dish, fill with chopped pulp.
This dessert dish can be added by other fruits and berries.
Method No. 3 "A la Melon". Such a cleaning and filing option is used in eastern countries.
- Pineapple rinse from sand and dust.
- We cut into four parts.
- Knife neatly cut off a solid and tasteful middle.
- Thoroughly cut the pulp with each of the Quarters, lay out on the dish or apply on the coat of the peel.
Method No. 4 "Triangles". It is used when you need to quickly cut the flesh on a salad, or prepare a fruit for feeding to the table in the form of portion pieces.
- We clean the pineapple from possible garbage, rinse under tap water from dust and dirt.
- Sut the green top.
- We remove the peel from all fruit with a knife.
- Purified flesh cut into eight parts, and then, each of them also on small triangles.
Another option: the fruit is purified by the peel in the same way, a special device is removed with a tight outline, and the finished pulp is cut with thin rings.
Pineapple cleaning is a simple and easy task, even a schoolboy can cope with it. Choose any of the proposed methods, and on your desk will always stand a delicious dessert prepared in just a few minutes!
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