Caramelized pineapple and jackfruit (beef) bowls


When I made this recipe we chose not to put the jackfruit in it because my daughter is not a fan of it.  

 Ingredients:

  • Jasmine rice (low protein rice)
  • 1 yellow onion
  • 2 lg poblano peppers
  • 2 limes
  • 1 can of pineapple chunks or tidbits
  • 1 lb ground beef (for high protein version only). For low protein option you could use jackfruit
  • 2 T. Southwest spice
  • 4 oz Sour cream (low protein sour cream)
  • 1/4 c. Beef stock concentrate (can use vegetable stock concentrate)
Directions:
  1. Preheat oven to 450º.
  2. Cook rice according to package directions
  3. While rice cooks, zest and quarter limes. Half, peel and cut onion into small wedges. 
  4. Core and deseed  the peppers and thinly slice them thinly.
  5. Drain pineapple reserving liquid. Peel and finely chop the garlic. 
  6. In a small bowl, combine sour cream (or low protein sour cream if the diet cannot handle this amount of phe/protein), pinch of lime zest, and squeeze of lime juice. 
  7. Add water 1 tsp at a time until mixture reaches drizzling consistency.
  8. Toss onion and poblano peppers on a baking sheet with a drizzle of oil and salt. Roast in the oven until softened and lightly charred (approximately 18-20 minutes).
  9. Meanwhile, heat a drizzle of oil in a medium pan over medium-high heat. Add pineapple and cook, stirring occasionally until lightly charred (3-4 minutes). Season with salt and pepper and turn off heat.....transfer to a plate.
  10. Heat another drizzle of oil in a frying pan. Add beef, southwest spice and a pinch of salt. 
  11. Cook, breaking up the meat into pieces until browned and cooked through.
  12. Add garlic, cook for 30 seconds (for the low protein version place jackfruit and garlic and a small amount of oil in a pan and cook)..
  13. Add beef (or vegetable) stock concentrate and 1/4 cup reserved pineapple juice (depending on the portion size you are making low protein you will need to adjust this amount) then bring to a simmer. Cook until saucy.
  14. Fluff rice and stir in 1 TBSP butter and remaining lime zest. 
  15. Divide rice between bowls and top with beef, pineapple, poblano, onion and drizzle with lime crema. Serve with a lime slice. (For the low protein portion leave off the beef).

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