Pineapple fried rice

This Pineapple fried rice is the vegan version of a popular dish called Hawaiian fried rice. It is a delicious combination of fragrant jasmine rice, sweet crunchy pineapples, vegetables, and a hot sauce blend. With this recipe, you can create an irresistibly delicious dish in less than 20 minutes with leftover rice.

Course Main Course

Cuisine American, Hawaiian

Diet Vegan

Prep Time 5

Cook Time 15

Total Time 20

Servings

Calories 400kcal

Author Vandana Chauhan

Equipment

1 large wok or skillet
Chopping board and knife
1 small bowl

Ingredients

4 cups cooked rice
2 cups chopped pineapple around 300 grams
1 medium-sized onion finely chopped
2-3 large garlic cloves finely chopped
1 medium-sized carrot chopped
1 medium-sized red bell pepper chopped
1 cup green peas fresh or frozen
1 cup corn kernels fresh or frozen
2-3 stalks spring onion finely chopped
1 teaspoon ginger powder freshly grated ginger can be used too
¼ teaspoon ground black pepper adjust as per taste
Salt to taste
2 tablespoons soy sauce
1 tablespoon any hot sauce of choice adjust to taste
2 tablespoons vegetable oil or any neutral flavored cooking oil

Instructions

Put soy sauce, hot sauce, ginger powder, salt, and black pepper into a bowl. Mix and keep aside.
Heat oil in a large skillet. Add chopped onion and garlic. Saute until the onion becomes translucent.
Add chopped carrot and cook on high heat for 3-4 minutes.
Add green peas, corn kernels, and chopped bell pepper. Saute on high heat for another 3-4 minutes. The vegetables should be cooked but stay crunchy.
Add rice, chopped spring onion, pineapple, and the sauce blend. Mix everything and stir fry on medium-high heat for 1-2 minutes. Turn off the heat.
Garnish with chopped spring onion and enjoy.

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Notes

For any fried rice recipe, use rice that has been cooked a few hours in advance and preferably refrigerated for at least 2 hours. Freshly cooked rice will make mushy fried rice.
A type of rice with medium rice grains like jasmine rice is the best to make fried rice
Use a large skillet or wok to make fried rice so that the ingredients can be stirred easily.
Always make fried rice on medium-high heat.
I have used frozen green peas and frozen corn kernels in this pineapple fried rice. They get cooked very fast. If you are using fresh green peas and corn kernels, cook them for a longer time. You can also boil them separately and then use in the recipe.
Feel free to use vegetables of your choice in this dish. Other vegetables that go well in it are green beans, broccoli, cauliflower, and snow peas. Ingredients like edamame or tofu can be added too. You can also use frozen vegetables.
I enjoy large chunks of pineapple in this fried rice so I cut the pineapple into bite-size pieces. You can also chop it into smaller pieces if don't want large pineapple pieces in fried rice.
To make this dish more flavorful, cook the rice with a mixture of coconut milk and coconut water instead of using plain water. Leftover coconut rice can also be used to make this dish.
You can also add a few tablespoons of pineapple juice to the sauce blend to get a richer pineapple flavor.
Add some toasted crunchy cashews on top of this fried rice before serving to add an interesting texture to the rice.
More recipe tips and tricks are shared in the post above, please follow them to make this recipe.

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