Slow Cooker Pineapple topping for anything

 

This recipe has been adapted from chef Sam Sade’s version given during the healthy cooking demo he gave at the Plum Community Center.

He topped hamburgers with the pineapple topping he prepared and served the hamburger over Turmeric rice pilaf.  He also topped the whole dish with eggs over easy.  

I simplified the pineapple topping in my version by dumping all the ingredients in a slow cooker.  I was just as happy eating any dish I topped with it.  

SLOW COOKER PINEAPPLE TOPPING FOR ANYTHING

• 1 1/2 cup water
• 1 teaspoon cornstarch
• 1/2 teaspoon sweetener 
• 1/2 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce 
• 1 tablespoon catsup 
• 1 green onion stalks, chopped 
• 1 can pineapple tidbits including juice
• 2 tablespoons soy sauce
• 1 teaspoon ginger powder 
• 1 teaspoon Five Spice powder 
• 1/2 teaspoon sesame oil 

Add all ingredients in a slow cooker and cooked for three hours at high setting or 6 hours at low. I cooked mine in a multipurpose cooker for 2 hours at slow cooker setting. 

Spoon over a hamburger, meat balls, chicken fillets.  I used red beans and rice as a side when I serve this topping with anything.