THE tend it is one of the most common dishes in Brazilian Christmas dinners, but did you know that it is possible to serve it as a single dish? appetizers?
In the format in small pieces, this recipe will bring the flavor of Christmas as an appetizer. Perfect for end of year gatherings or even Christmas Eve itself!
Easy and simple to prepare, the tender appetizer is excellent for accompanying drinks or whetting the appetite before the main course. Furthermore, the special sauce contains pineapple, honey and even sparkling wine.
Serve this different and tasty dish to your guests and surprise everyone with the result!
See step by step below:
Tender starter
Time: 1:30
Performance: 12 servings
Difficulty: average
Ingredients:
- 1 boneless fillet
- 1 can diced pineapple in syrup (save the syrup)
- 4 tablespoons butter
Sauce:
- 1 cup (tea) pineapple syrup
- 1 glass of demi-sec sparkling wine
- 1/2 cup (tea) honey
- 1 pack of cream (200 g)
Preparation method:
- Cut the fillet in half, vertically.
- With a sharp knife, remove the core from one of the parts, keeping an edge of 1 finger and without piercing the bottom.
- Remove a small cover on the opposite side of the cavity so it can stand upright. Book.
- Dice the removed core. Dice the other half of the remaining tender.
- On bamboo or wooden sticks, stick 1 cube of fillet, a cube of pineapple and another cube of fillet.
- Proceed in this way with all the fillet and pineapple.
- In a large pan, melt the butter and brown the tender pineapple sticks and set them aside.
- For the sauce, mix the pineapple syrup, sparkling wine and honey in a pan.
- Place over low heat and cook for 10 minutes after boiling or until reduced by half.
- Add the cream and transfer it to the part of the tender where the cavity was made.
- On a serving plate, place the tender appetizer with the sauce in the center and arrange the chopsticks around it, then serve.
Source: Terra
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