Thai Pineapple Fried Rice 泰式黄梨炒饭
This is a quick and easy dish that's so much cheaper, tastier and healthier than the one in the restaurant. It's just perfect for weeknight dinner!
- Prep time
- 15 min
- Cook time
- 10 min
- Yield
- 4 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 100 gram fresh shrimps (cut into small cubes)
- 2 eggs (lightly beaten)
- 3 cups cooked rice (preferably overnight)
- 1/2 cup shallots (chopped)
- 2 tbsp soy sauce
- 2 tsp fish sauce
- 2 tsp sugar
- 2 tsp curry powder
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp white pepper
- 1 cup Carrot (diced, blanched)
- 1 cup fresh pineapple (diced)
- 1/3 cup cashew nuts (unsalted, toasted)
- 1/4 cup green onions (chopped)
- 1 cucumber (sliced)
Instructions
- 1
First, buy a whole fresh pineapple that is ALMOST ripe and cut it lengthwise.
- 2
Using one half of the pineapple, carve out the flesh of the pineapple into cubes, leaving a firm border.
- 3
Dry the carved pineapple boat in the oven at 160 degree C (320 degree F) for 2 - 3 minutes.
- 4
Cut the pineapple cubes into smaller pieces and set them aside.
- 5
Have ready some cooked rice, preferably overnight rice. The rice should not be too soft.
- 6
Before we start to cook, have ready all the ingredients needed for this fried rice.
- 7
In a small bowl, mix the dry spice (curry powder, sugar, salt and pepper) together.
- 8
Then combine the wet ingredients together by mixing the fish sauce and soy sauce together.
- 9
Heat up enough vegetable oil in wok on medium high heat.
- 10
Add and saute the cut shrimp. They should turn opaque and just cooked through. Set aside.
- 11
Using the same oil add in minced garlic. Fry till lightly golden in colour.
- 12
Then add shallots. Continue to fry till fragrant.
- 13
Add a little more oil if need to and add in the lightly beaten eggs.
- 14
Break the eggs up a little bit and scramble it quickly.
- 15
Just before it has the chance to set completely, add in the prepared rice. This way, the egg will be mixed into the rice and not be chunky and separated.
- 16
Stir fry on high heat, tossing well till thoroughly mixed breaking up any lumps.
- 17
Once the rice has all been mixed with the egg, add in the cooked shrimp.
- 18
Sti fry to mix the shrimp into the fried rice. This will ensure that almost every bite of the fried rice there will be shrimp bite.
- 19
Then add in the dry seasoning mixed earlier.
- 20
Next add in the fish and soy sauce. Stir fry till heated through.
- 21
Then add in the blanched carrots for colours. Continue to fry and really make sure the rice is well mixed and broken apart.
- 22
Then add in the cashew nuts.
- 23
Lastly add the cut fresh pineapples. Don't cook this any longer than you need to. Fry till the pineapple starts to be a darker yellow and is a little translucent on the outside.
- 24
Stir fry briefly to dry out the rice and sprinkle some more white pepper over it (if desired). At this point, season to taste.
- 25
Turn the heat off. Then add the chopped green onions for colours and mix well. And we're done!
- 26
Serve this tropical fried rice in the carved pineapple boat.
- 27
Or served on serving plate garnished with sliced cucumber and ENJOY!