Spruce Eats Pineapple Fried Rice Recipes

THAI CURRY FRIED RICE WITH PINEAPPLE

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients.
• If using old rice, pour 1 to 2 teaspoons coconut oil or other vegetable oil onto your fingers and then run fingers through the rice, separating any chunks back into grains. Set aside.
• In a cup, stir the soy sauce/fish sauce together with the curry powder. Set aside.
• Drizzle 1 to 2 tablespoons oil in a wok/large frying pan over medium-high heat. Add shallots, garlic, and chile, stir-frying until fragrant (1 minute). Add shrimp at this point (if using). Whenever the wok/pan becomes dry, add a little stock (1/2 to 1 tablespoon at a time to keep ingredients sizzling).
• Push ingredients aside and crack an egg into the wok, stirring quickly to cook (like making scrambled eggs).
• Add the carrot (if using) and peas. Stir-fry 1 minute in the same way, adding more stock if needed.
• Add the rice, pineapple chunks, cashews, and raisins/currants.
• Drizzle the fish/soy sauce mixed with curry powder over and gently stir-fry to combine over medium-high to high heat until the rice "dances" (begins to make popping sounds)-about 3 minutes.
• Remove from heat. Do a taste-test for saltiness, adding more fish sauce or soy sauce until desired taste is achieved. If you happen to over-salt the dish, add a squeeze or two of lime juice .
• To serve, scoop rice onto a serving platter or individual plates and top with spring onions and coriander.
• Enjoy!

QUICK AND EASY PINEAPPLE FRIED RICE

Steps:

• Heat a large skillet over medium heat and add oil. Add diced onion and cook for about 1 minute. Add ginger and garlic, and cook, stirring constantly, for 1 minute.
• Increase heat to medium-high; add pineapple, red bell pepper, and peas. Cook, stirring constantly, for 3 to 4 minutes. Stir in rice and soy sauce, and cook until sauce is well incorporated, 1 to 2 minutes. Stir in sesame oil and remove from heat.
• Garnish with sliced green onion and sesame seeds before serving.

PINEAPPLE FRIED RICE

Steps:

• If serving rice in fresh pineapple, halve the pineapple lengthwise, leaving the leafy top intact and cutting through it. Hollow out each half, reserving 1 cup of the fruit for the rice and extra for garnishing. Save remaining pineapple for another use. Make a small slice on the outside of each half to create a flat base to hold the pineapple steady. Set aside.
• Crumble the cold rice between your fingers to separate the grains, and set aside.
• Heat 2 tablespoons of the oil in a wok or large skillet, swirling to coat the pan. Add the onion and toss until soft, 3 to 5 minutes. Add the garlic and toss until fragrant and soft, about 1 to 2 minutes. Add the ginger and toss for another minute.
• Add the remaining tablespoon of oil, then add the rice. Fry for 2 to 3 minutes over high heat, then add the beans, tomatoes, and pineapple, and fry 2 to 3 minutes more. Add the fish sauce and sugar, and toss until ingredients are well combined and rice is heated thoroughly, about 5 minutes. Add the green onions and toss to combine. Remove from the heat and transfer to a serving platter, or if using fresh pineapple, fill each half of prepared pineapple with warm rice and garnish with extra chunks of pineapple.

PINEAPPLE FRIED RICE

Steps:

• 1 Heat 1 tbsp oil in a wok. Add the eggs, swirling them up the sides, to make a thin omelette. Once cooked through, roll the omelette onto a chopping board and cut into ribbons.
• Heat the remaining oil. Add the garlic, onions and five-spice. Stir-fry until sizzling, then add the rice (if using pouches, squeeze them first, to separate the grains), peas, sesame oil and soy. Cook over a high heat until the rice is hot, then stir through the pineapple and omelette ribbons.

PINEAPPLE FRIED RICE

Steps:

• Cut onion into slices then chop into small squares. Fry on small saucepan in 1 tablespoon butter for 15 minutes on low heat until onions turn light brown, stirring occasionally to avoid burning.
• Add brown sugar and dash of pepper and dried oregano (if you have it), and let sit for another 5 minutes before turning off heat.
• In a wok or large skillet, add 1 tablespoon oil until it lightly smokes before adding the eggs and chopped green onions. Scramble the eggs.
• Add pineapple, oyster sauce, garlic powder (I didn't have any fresh garlic on hand). Add diced chicken (or pretty much any meat of your choice) and stir evenly.
• Add rice, sugar, soy sauce (I use the Maggi Seasoning brand that comes in a square bottle - much cheaper at Asian markets, as opposed to buying it at American chains e.g. Vons or Ralphs, where they jack the price up almost double).
• Now add in the caramelized onions you've prepared in the separate saucepan and mix it thoroughly into your rice and squeeze the lime, then mix.
• Add celery (I tend to add it toward the end to keep its crispness)
• Add white pepper and salt to taste. I didn't add much salt because I figured the soy sauce and oyster sauce would be enough. Enjoy!