Description
A delicious and colorful pineapple fried rice that combines savory and sweet flavors.
Ingredients
Scale
- 3 Tablespoons soy sauce
- 2 teaspoons sesame oil
- 2 teaspoons curry powder
- ¼ teaspoon white pepper
- ¼ teaspoon red pepper flakes (optional, or to taste)
- 3 cups cooked, cold rice (1 cup uncooked, see step 1)
- 2 Tablespoons neutral oil
- 100 g shallot (coarsely chopped)
- 3–4 cloves garlic (minced)
- 2 teaspoons fresh ginger (grated)
- 2 cups pineapple (bite sized pieces)
- ½ cup cashews (roughly chopped)
- ⅓ cup golden raisins
- ¼ cup cilantro (chopped)
- 3 green onions (thinly sliced)
- 1 lime (freshly squeezed)
Instructions
- Rice: If you don’t have precooked rice, rinse and cook 1 cup rice according to the package directions. I like to use a little less water (about 1 cup rice: 1 ¼ cup water) with a pinch of salt. Boil, stir in rice, and cook, covered, for 10-15 minutes. Spread on a baking sheet to cool completely – a fan is really helpful! – then place in the fridge until ready to use.
- Sauce: whisk together the soy sauce, sesame oil, curry powder, white pepper, and red pepper flakes, then set aside.
- Heat a large skillet or wok over medium-high heat; add neutral oil. Add shallot with a pinch of salt, and cook for 2-3 minutes until tender. Then stir in garlic and ginger and cook for another minute.
- Stir in the rice until completely coated. Cook for 4-5 minutes, stirring occasionally as the rice ‘stir fries’. Keep the heat up!
- Pour in the sauce and stir until the rice is completely coated, then stir in the pineapple. Cook for 2 minutes, then stir in the remaining ingredients to finish. Complete with a squeeze of fresh lime juice to enhance the flavors. Enjoy!
Notes
- This recipe is great for using up leftover rice.
- You can adjust the spice levels by adding more or less red pepper flakes.
- Feel free to add other vegetables or protein to this fried rice.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Stir Fry
- Cuisine: Asian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cup
- Calories: 350
- Sugar: 10g
- Sodium: 800mg
- Fat: 15g
- Saturated Fat: 2g
- Unsaturated Fat: 10g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 50g
- Fiber: 3g
- Protein: 8g
- Cholesterol: 0mg