Pineapple Sweet Rice Recipes

ONE POT PINEAPPLE RICE RECIPE

Steps:

• In a large nonstick pot, heat butter and oil over medium high heat.
• Add garlic and jalapenos and saute for about 1 minute.
• Add pineapples, salt, pepper, red chili flakes, lemon juice, rice, water, pineapple juice and mix until fully combined.
• Cover the pot and reduce to medium heat.
• Cook for about 15 minutes or until rice is fully cooked and water is absorbed.
• Turn off the heat and remove the lid. Allow the rice to cool down for about 10 minutes.
• Fluff it up with a fork.
• Garnish with cilantro. Add some more lemon juice on top and enjoy!

HAWAIIAN RICE WITH CRUSHED PINEAPPLE

Steps:

• Add 1 cup rice to a saucepan.
• Drain crushed pineapple in a 2 cup measuring cup.
• Fill remaining cup with water until you have 2 cups. Add to saucepan.
• Add crushed pineapple and butter. Heat on medium high until boiling.
• Once boiling, reduce heat to simmer and cover. Cook for 15-20 minutes or until rice is cooked.
• Remove from heat. Stir well. Add lime juice, zest and mix well. (optional sugar is added here as well)
• Serve topped with chopped cilantro.

PINEAPPLE RICE

Steps:

• In a small saucepan, combine water, pineapple, sugar, butter, salt, and red pepper flakes. Cover and bring to a simmer over medium heat. Stir in rice and bring back to a simmer. Reduce heat to low, and simmer, partially covered for 15 minutes or until all of the water is absorbed. The rice will be almost done with a slight bite to it.
• Remove the saucepan from heat and let the rice steam another 5 minutes, covered. Fluff rice with a fork. Stir in lime juice and chopped cilantro. (I love cilantro so I usually go heavy but you can add as much as you like).

SWEET PINEAPPLE YELLOW RICE

Steps:

• Boil rice with turmeric until al dente.
• Combine sugar, water and saffron. Boil until it forms a sticky syrup. Add lemon. Heat ghee with cinnamon.
• Add pineapple and syrup.
• Add rice and toss well. Simmer on medium heat for 10 minutes.
• Reduce heat and simmer on low until slightly moist.

PINEAPPLE RICE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350F degrees.
• Boil rice.
• Place 1/3 of rice in bottom of buttered baking dish.
• Cover with half of the pineapple, half the brown sugar, and half of the butter.
• Repeat with next 1/3 of rice and second half of pineapple, brown sugar and butter.
• cover with last 1/3 of rice and pour over pineapple juice.
• Bake covered for 30 minutes.