The Basics - How to Cut a Fresh, Whole Pineapple

The Basics - How to Cut a Fresh, Whole Pineapple

Pineapple is so healthy and when eaten fresh it contains "Bromelain" - which is a very important
 anti inflammatory enzyme.

The first time that I peeled a whole pineapple I was worried that I was going to waste the entire pineapple (and my money) - but if you follow these steps you will see that cutting pineapple is easy.

Also, I use fresh cut pineapple in my
Chicken Pineapple Kabob recipe.

STEP 1:  Cut off the top green part of the pineapple and place the entire pineapple cut side down on a plate.  Allow this to sit at room temperature overnight. (by turning upside down gravity pulls the pineapple juice down and evenly spreads out all of the juices) 

 

STEP 2:  Cut off the other end of the pineapple.

STEP 3:  Place securely on a cutting board and begin slowly slicing off the skin from top to bottom (as seen in the 2 pictures above) ALWAYS BE CAREFUL WHEN CUTTING ANYTHING!

STEP 4:  Discard or compost the peelings.

STEP 5:  Now cut the peeled pineapple into quarters (as seen in the picture below).

STEP 6:  You will notice that the core is white - Make a diagonal slice along each side of the core (it should resemble a "V" slice) and the core should just pop out (as seen in the picture below) (discard or compost the core)

STEP 7:  Now cut each cored quarter in half and slice into smaller triangular shapes (as seen in the very first picture)

ENJOY!!