Leftover Ham Fried Rice with Pineapple
Turn your leftover ham into a quick meal that tastes better than Chinese takeout. Learn all the secrets to creating the best fried rice without a wok. {Gluten-Free}
- Prep time
- 15 min
- Cook time
- 10 min
- Yield
- 2 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
- 3 tbsp soy sauce
- 2 tbsp pineapple juice
- 3 tbsp peanut oil ((or vegetable oil))
- 1 cup leftover ham (, diced)
- 1/2 cup pineapple (, diced)
- 1/2 bell pepper (, diced (yields about 1/2 cup))
- 2 clove garlic (, minced)
- 3 cup cooked rice (overnight long grain rice)
- 3 eggs (, beaten)
- Salt (, to taste)
Instructions
- 1
Mix the soy sauce and pineapple juice together in a small bowl.
- 2
Add 1 tablespoon of oil to a large nonstick pan and heat it over medium-high heat until hot. Add the ham and pineapples. Cook, stirring occasionally, until caramelized, about 2 to 3 minutes.
- 3
Add the bell peppers. Stir a few times to mix well, then transfer everything to a plate and set aside.
- 4
Add 1 1/2 tablespoons of oil and the garlic into the skillet. Stir a few times to release the fragrance. Add the rice and spread it out with your spatula. Cook, stirring occasionally, until the rice is lightly toasted.
- 5
Move the rice to one side of the pan and add the remaining 1/2 tablespoon of oil to the other side of the skillet. Add the beaten eggs onto the oil. Let it cook until the bottom sets, 30 seconds. Scramble a few times until most of the eggs are cooked but some parts are still runny. Mix the rice into the egg, chopping and stirring to mix everything together.
- 6
Move the rice to the edge of the pan to make a well in the center. Pour the soy sauce and pineapple juice into the center. Let it cook for a few seconds to evaporate the liquid. Stir everything together until the rice is evenly coated with the seasonings. Let it cook, stirring occasionally, until the moisture is cooked off.
- 7
Add the cooked ham mixture back into the pan. Stir everything together. Taste the rice. Add a pinch of salt and mix again, if needed.
- 8
Serve hot as a main dish.