Brown Sugar And Rum-Glazed Pineapple With Coconut (Cook'S Illust - cooking recipe

Ingredients

4 tablespoons unsalted butter
1/4 cup dark rum
1/2 cup packed dark brown sugar
1 pineapple (peeled, cored and cut lengthwise into 3/4-inch spears)
1/2 cup sweetened flaked coconut

Preparation

Toast coconut by putting it on a baking sheet and baking at 350 degrees. Stir once or twice. It takes 6-8 minutes.; Let it cool.
Melt butter in a large nonstick skillet over medium high heat. Add rum, then sprinkile the brown sugar evenly over mixture. Cook until slightly thickened, about 1 minute.
Lay the spears in the pan. Lower heat to medium low. Cook until deep golden and slightly browned on both sides, about 8 minutes. Transfer the pineapple spears to a serving platter.
Return thhe pan with glaze to medium-high. Simmer until thickened, about 1 minute. Pour the glaze over the pineapple. Sprinkle with coconut before serving.