Barbecued Mango Cheeks
- Ready In:
- 10mins
- Ingredients:
- 5
- Serves:
-
4
ingredients
- 4 ripe mangoes, cheeks removed (cheeks are the sides of the mangoes)
- 1⁄4 cup Malibu rum
- 1⁄2 cup white sugar
- vanilla ice cream, to serve
- lime wedge, to serve
directions
- Preheat a barbecue plate on medium-high heat. Score 3 vertical lines and 3 horizontal lines into each mango cheek (don't cut all the way through). Brush cheeks generously with rum.
- Place sugar on a plate. Dip cut side of mango cheeks into sugar to form a thick coating.
- Place a sheet of non-stick aluminum foil (not the regular kind) on the hot barbecue plate. Place mango cheeks, sugar side down, on baking paper. Barbecue mango for 4 to 5 minutes or until golden.
- Turn mango skin inside out. Place on plates. Drizzle with caramel from foil. Serve with ice-cream and lime wedges.
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PalatablePastime
Cincinnati
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