How to prepare a pineapple – Jamie Oliver’s Home Cooking Skills

so we’re preparing pineapples and I

so we’re preparing pineapples and I guess the most important thing about

guess the most important thing about

guess the most important thing about fruit before you eat it is that it’s one

fruit before you eat it is that it’s one

fruit before you eat it is that it’s one so you got to check that it’s right and

so you got to check that it’s right and

so you got to check that it’s right and the way we always check is if you can

the way we always check is if you can

the way we always check is if you can pull a leaf add to the top yeah then

pull a leaf add to the top yeah then

pull a leaf add to the top yeah then it’s telling you that it’s all nice and

it’s telling you that it’s all nice and

it’s telling you that it’s all nice and juicy inside there’s going to be a lot

juicy inside there’s going to be a lot

juicy inside there’s going to be a lot of mess that were cut enough so we’re

of mess that were cut enough so we’re

of mess that were cut enough so we’re going to keep ourselves nice and tidy

going to keep ourselves nice and tidy

going to keep ourselves nice and tidy and in order by putting it in the bowl

and in order by putting it in the bowl

and in order by putting it in the bowl okay so it’s a bit of a thing to tackle

okay so it’s a bit of a thing to tackle

okay so it’s a bit of a thing to tackle isn’t it

isn’t it

isn’t it so first off you want to keep it nice

so first off you want to keep it nice

so first off you want to keep it nice and steady because you’re gonna have to

and steady because you’re gonna have to

and steady because you’re gonna have to apply a lot of pressure to cut through

apply a lot of pressure to cut through

apply a lot of pressure to cut through it because it’s really hard so try and

it because it’s really hard so try and

it because it’s really hard so try and get it as flat on the board as you can

get it as flat on the board as you can

get it as flat on the board as you can put a nice lighter pressure on then we

put a nice lighter pressure on then we

put a nice lighter pressure on then we take these top up that’s it brilliant

take these top up that’s it brilliant

take these top up that’s it brilliant and then get em out the way and then

and then get em out the way and then

and then get em out the way and then turn around and you want to cut enough

turn around and you want to cut enough

turn around and you want to cut enough off the base so that when we stand it up

off the base so that when we stand it up

off the base so that when we stand it up to cut later you’ve got a nice strong

to cut later you’ve got a nice strong

to cut later you’ve got a nice strong steady platform for him to sit on so I’m

steady platform for him to sit on so I’m

steady platform for him to sit on so I’m going to cut about there okay and then

going to cut about there okay and then

going to cut about there okay and then it will sit nice and safe on your board

it will sit nice and safe on your board

it will sit nice and safe on your board so now we’re going to take the skin off

so now we’re going to take the skin off

so now we’re going to take the skin off so it’s going to sit really nice and

so it’s going to sit really nice and

so it’s going to sit really nice and firmly on the board we’re going to start

firmly on the board we’re going to start

firmly on the board we’re going to start at the top and we’re going to follow the

at the top and we’re going to follow the

at the top and we’re going to follow the shape of the pineapple round with the

shape of the pineapple round with the

shape of the pineapple round with the knife can you see it’s like curved so

knife can you see it’s like curved so

knife can you see it’s like curved so you don’t want to lose all the flesh

you don’t want to lose all the flesh

you don’t want to lose all the flesh because then you’re losing off your

because then you’re losing off your

because then you’re losing off your fruit so you keep your knife at a slight

fruit so you keep your knife at a slight

fruit so you keep your knife at a slight angle and you’re going to soar away and

angle and you’re going to soar away and

angle and you’re going to soar away and follow around the shape of the fruit

follow around the shape of the fruit

follow around the shape of the fruit okay like this

you can go a bit deeper in you see I’ve

you can go a bit deeper in you see I’ve got a little bit of flesh on there I

got a little bit of flesh on there I

got a little bit of flesh on there I want to be taking away anything that you

want to be taking away anything that you

want to be taking away anything that you don’t fancy having in your mouth so

don’t fancy having in your mouth so

don’t fancy having in your mouth so because that’s all a bit tough you want

because that’s all a bit tough you want

because that’s all a bit tough you want to be getting rid of that and then you

to be getting rid of that and then you

to be getting rid of that and then you just keep going all the way around

just keep going all the way around

just keep going all the way around keeping your fingers out of the way and

keeping your fingers out of the way and

keeping your fingers out of the way and on top keeping it nice and flat on the

on top keeping it nice and flat on the

on top keeping it nice and flat on the board when you’ve got most of it off if

board when you’ve got most of it off if

board when you’ve got most of it off if you just go round again now it’s a bit

you just go round again now it’s a bit

you just go round again now it’s a bit easier to tackle and the little bits

easier to tackle and the little bits

easier to tackle and the little bits that we missed or the little bits that

that we missed or the little bits that

that we missed or the little bits that we go fancies in that these bit you can

we go fancies in that these bit you can

we go fancies in that these bit you can just shave them off gently so that we’re

just shave them off gently so that we’re

just shave them off gently so that we’re not you can see what you do in and

not you can see what you do in and

not you can see what you do in and you’re not going to lose your flesh

top job now we’ve got the skin off and

top job now we’ve got the skin off and we just left with the flesh the only bit

we just left with the flesh the only bit

we just left with the flesh the only bit that’s left that we actually don’t want

that’s left that we actually don’t want

that’s left that we actually don’t want to eat is this bit in the middle of the

to eat is this bit in the middle of the

to eat is this bit in the middle of the core which if you can feel the

core which if you can feel the

core which if you can feel the difference between there and there

difference between there and there

difference between there and there that’s quite dry and tough isn’t it so

that’s quite dry and tough isn’t it so

that’s quite dry and tough isn’t it so we’re going to try and get to that in

we’re going to try and get to that in

we’re going to try and get to that in the easiest way so because we’ve got the

the easiest way so because we’ve got the

the easiest way so because we’ve got the bottom of a pineapple and it’s set nice

bottom of a pineapple and it’s set nice

bottom of a pineapple and it’s set nice and firmly on our board it won’t slip

and firmly on our board it won’t slip

and firmly on our board it won’t slip around so fingers right on top right on

around so fingers right on top right on

around so fingers right on top right on your fingertips keeping them out the way

your fingertips keeping them out the way

your fingertips keeping them out the way and then your knife is going to go

and then your knife is going to go

and then your knife is going to go straight down the middle so get your

straight down the middle so get your

straight down the middle so get your blade in the middle of that core that

blade in the middle of that core that

blade in the middle of that core that you can see in the circle

you can see in the circle

you can see in the circle and you’re pushing your tip down to the

and you’re pushing your tip down to the

and you’re pushing your tip down to the board hit the board and then pull the

board hit the board and then pull the

board hit the board and then pull the heel down freeing that’s in half and

heel down freeing that’s in half and

heel down freeing that’s in half and then we can light flat it’s the safest

then we can light flat it’s the safest

then we can light flat it’s the safest way keep your fingers out the way and

way keep your fingers out the way and

way keep your fingers out the way and then in half again point down to the

then in half again point down to the

then in half again point down to the board and then pull the heel down sit

board and then pull the heel down sit

board and then pull the heel down sit keep your fingers like this on top nice

keep your fingers like this on top nice

keep your fingers like this on top nice and firmly one that’s it

and firmly one that’s it

and firmly one that’s it now we’ve exposed our core on every edge

now we’ve exposed our core on every edge

now we’ve exposed our core on every edge so we can cut it off really easily so

so we can cut it off really easily so

so we can cut it off really easily so put your pineapple on its side on its on

put your pineapple on its side on its on

put your pineapple on its side on its on its biggest face so it sits nice and

its biggest face so it sits nice and

its biggest face so it sits nice and snugly on your board that’s it and then

snugly on your board that’s it and then

snugly on your board that’s it and then cut that core off so put your knife at

cut that core off so put your knife at

cut that core off so put your knife at an angle and put through I said

an angle and put through I said

an angle and put through I said brilliant get rid of that old tough bit

brilliant get rid of that old tough bit

brilliant get rid of that old tough bit then do the same again that’s it that’s

then do the same again that’s it that’s

then do the same again that’s it that’s it

it

it so now we just left with the flesh of

so now we just left with the flesh of

so now we just left with the flesh of the pineapple we’ve got rid of all this

the pineapple we’ve got rid of all this

the pineapple we’ve got rid of all this stuff we don’t want which is quite long

stuff we don’t want which is quite long

stuff we don’t want which is quite long and then we can prepare this however we

and then we can prepare this however we

and then we can prepare this however we want to eat it so keep the tip of your

want to eat it so keep the tip of your

want to eat it so keep the tip of your knife on your board and then you’re just

knife on your board and then you’re just

knife on your board and then you’re just gonna and then we’ve got nice delicate

gonna and then we’ve got nice delicate

gonna and then we’ve got nice delicate little slices of pineapple or if you

little slices of pineapple or if you

little slices of pineapple or if you feeling like something a bit chunkier

and that’s it’s not too bad is it we’ve

and that’s it’s not too bad is it we’ve picked a perfect pineapple