Pineapple fritters with pepperberry sugar

Name: Pineapple fritters with pepperberry sugar
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 10 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 4 x 1.5 cm-thick rounds of pineapple; 100 g caster sugar; 500 ml (2 cups) water; 1 vanilla pod, split and scraped; 5 cloves; ½ tsp table salt; 200 g plain (all-purpose) flour, plus extra for dusting; 150 g cornflour; 400 ml cold sparkling water (approximately); 1 tbsp caster sugar; 1 tsp ground pepperberry; 1 tsp table salt; vegetable oil, for deep-frying

There is much debate about the merits of hot pineapple but I remain firmly in the positive camp. These are a grown-up version of pineapple fritters that I used to eat on the beach, a treat after fish ’n’ chips.

Pineapple fritters with pepperberry sugar Credit: Benito Martin

serves
4-6
prep
15 minutes
cook
10 minutes
difficulty
Easy

serves

4-6

people

preparation

15

minutes

cooking

10

minutes

difficulty

Easy

level

Ingredients

4 x 1.5 cm-thick rounds of pineapple
100 g caster sugar
500 ml (2 cups) water
1 vanilla pod, split and scraped
5 cloves
½ tsp table salt

Batter

200 g plain (all-purpose) flour, plus extra for dusting
150 g cornflour
400 ml cold sparkling water (approximately)

Pepperberry sugar

1 tbsp caster sugar
1 tsp ground pepperberry
1 tsp table salt

vegetable oil, for deep-frying

Cook's Notes

Oven temperatures are for conventional; if using fan-forced (convection), reduce the temperature by 20˚C. | We use Australian tablespoons and cups: 1 teaspoon equals 5 ml; 1 tablespoon equals 20 ml; 1 cup equals 250 ml. | All herbs are fresh (unless specified) and cups are lightly packed. | All vegetables are medium size and peeled, unless specified. | All eggs are 55-60 g, unless specified.

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