Marinated Pineapple Skewers

To prepare the marinated pineapple skewers, start by cleaning the pineapple. Choose a ripe pineapple (you can recognize it by the orange hues on the skin and its intense aroma). Remove the crown by cutting it with a knife 1. Then remove the base by making a cut of about 1.5 inches 2. Position the pineapple vertically on a cutting board. Then hold one end firmly with one hand and cut the skin off laterally with a knife with the other 3.

This operation will already eliminate the hard and dark parts of the pulp 4. Finally, with the tip of a knife, a paring knife, or the tip of a potato peeler, remove the remaining brown eyes 5. Now you can cut the pineapple in half 6 and extract the quantity needed for the recipe.

Further divide it into quarters 7 to more easily remove the woody central core 8. Then cut the pineapple into medium-sized cubes 9.

Place the pineapple pieces in a blender 10 to juice them until you obtain a homogeneous liquid 11. Then strain the obtained juice with a fine mesh strainer, using a teaspoon to help, and collect it in a small bowl 12.

Pour the strained juice into a large bowl 13. Then add the butter previously melted in a saucepan over low heat and let cool 14. Mince the dill sprigs with a knife and also prepare the fresh ginger by peeling it and then finely chopping it 15.

Add the chopped dill 16, then the ginger 17 to the pineapple juice, then emulsify the ingredients with a whisk 18 to blend the flavors.

Now, proceed to prepare the ingredients to form the skewers: wash the bell peppers and zucchini under running water. Then remove the tops of the bell peppers, cut them in half, remove the seeds, and cut them into squares of about 1 inch on each side. Trim the zucchini to remove the ends and cut them into slices of about 1/4 inch thick 19. Then proceed with the meat: trim the fattest parts of the loin using a sharp knife 20. Then, cut the meat into bites of about 1 inch on each side 21.

Now that you have all the ingredients, you can proceed to assemble the skewers: take a long wooden skewer and thread a piece of meat 22, then continue with a slice of bell pepper and one of zucchini 23. Repeat the operation in the same order of ingredients and finish assembling the skewer with a cherry tomato. Proceed in the same manner for all the remaining skewers, then place them on a large tray 24.

Pour the pineapple marinade over the skewers 25, season with salt and pepper, and cover the tray with plastic wrap 26 to let the skewers rest at room temperature for at least 10 minutes (if you wish, you can occasionally turn them to marinate all sides). After the indicated time, remove the wrap covering the skewers 27.

Heat the grill over high heat. Then place the skewers to cook, drained of excess marinade 28. Cook for about 12 minutes, turning them every 3 minutes on each side for even cooking 29. Then remove them from the heat 30 and serve them accompanied by a small salad or, for a fresher and more sweet-and-sour dish, by pineapple slices.