Buttered Rum and Fresh Pineapple Sauce

Recipe Cuisine: Syrups
Recipe Category: Syrups
Recipe Serves: 1

Recipes Ingredients:

1 lb Light brown sugar
1 tb Unsalted butter
1 c Water
2 tb Dark Jamaican or Puerto
1/2 Medium-size peeled ripe
Rican rum (or 1 teaspoon
Pineapple
Vanilla extract)

Recipe Instructions:

Mix the Sugar and water in a medium-size saucepan. bring to a boil over moderate heat, stirring once or twice to help the Sugar dissolve. Boil 5 minutes. Remove from the heat. You should have 2 cups. Meanwhile, core the pineapple and cut into 1/4" chunks. You need about 1 1/2 cups. Melt Butter in a medium-size heavy Saucepan over moderate heat. Add the pineapple and cook 1 1/2 minutes, stirring occasionally, until the pineapple is hot. Add the rum or vanilla and let bubble 1 1/2 to 2 minutes. Add the brown Sugar Syrup and bring to a boil. Remove from the heat. Serve warm. The Sauce keeps in the Refrigerator at least a week. Source: Pancakes and Waffles by Elizabeth Alston