Name: Grilled mango in ginger syrup
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 2/3 cup sugar; 5 piece fresh ginger, peeled, thinly sliced; 1 fresh small red chilli, halved lengthwise; 2 teaspoon finely grated lime zest; 1 tablespoon lime juice; 4 ripe mangoes; 4 scoops mango or passionfruit ice-cream, to serve

Grilled mango in ginger syrup

Serves 4

Prep

10M

Cook

10M

Total

20M

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Ingredients

2/3 cup sugar

5 piece fresh ginger, peeled, thinly sliced

1 fresh small red chilli, halved lengthwise

2 teaspoon finely grated lime zest

1 tablespoon lime juice

4 ripe mangoes

4 scoops mango or passionfruit ice-cream, to serve

Method

1.In a small saucepan, stir 1/2 cup sugar with 1/2 cup water, ginger and chilli over low heat until sugar dissolves and mixture boils. Reduce heat; simmer 5 minutes or until mixture thickens slightly. Remove from heat. Stir in zest and juice.

2.Preheat a char-grill pan over high heat. Using a small sharp knife, remove cheeks from mangoes. Sprinkle cut sides of mango with remaining sugar. Grill mango, cut-side down, for 5 minutes or until brown.

3.To serve, arrange mango on plates; drizzle with syrup. Serve at once with ice-cream.

Instead of mango, use pineapple if preferred.
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