Pineapple Fried Rice

5 from 2 votes

If you wish to impress your family and friends, this is the rice to make!

This fancy fried rice combines the flavors of pineapples, raisins and nuts plus a hint of curry that work together to produce an exquisite array of tastes in your mouth. This dish can be made vegetarian, but it’s common to add shrimp or chicken to the dish. Often served in a hollowed-out pineapple, it is sure to please the crowd every time!

Prep Time15

Cook Time20

Total Time35

Cuisine: Filippino

Keyword: cashews, curry, fried rice, pineapple, raisins

Servings: servings

Calories: 727kcal

Author: Tara Noland

Equipment

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Ingredients

2 tbsp 30 ml cooking oil of choice
12 oz 340 g prawns or shrimps, peeled and deveined but with tails intact
4 cloves garlic minced
1 onion finely chopped
1 tbsp 15 g curry powder, or more to taste
4 cups 645 g cooked long-grain white rice like jasmine or basmati rice, cold or chilled
1 cup 150 g raisins
1 cup 200 g pineapple chunks (see Note)
½ cup 75 g cashews
2 tomatoes sliced and deseeded
2 tbsp 30 ml fish sauce
1 tbsp 15 ml oyster sauce
½ tbsp 8 g sugar
Salt to taste
3 stalks or about 2 tbsp 12 g green onions, thinly sliced
Whole pineapple for serving (optional)

Instructions

In a wok or large skillet, heat the oil over medium-high. When the oil is hot, add the prawns and fry for 3 or 4 minutes or until fully cooked. Prawns are done when their flesh is fully opaque and bright pink. Scoop out the prawns, transfer to a plate and set aside.
Adjust the heat to medium-low. Add the garlic and onion to the pan and cook for 1 minute or until aromatic. Add the curry powder and cook briefly, stirring constantly, until fragrant.
Add the cooked rice to the pan and increase the heat to medium-high. Pat the rice grains down with a spatula, then fold the rice over. Do these two steps a few times until the rice grains have separated and the rice is fully coated with the curry powder. Add the raisins, pineapple, cashews and tomatoes and mix everything well. Return half of the cooked prawns to the wok. Season the mixture with the fish sauce, oyster sauce and sugar. Stir to mix well. Taste and adjust the seasoning with salt, if needed.
Transfer to a serving plate and garnish with the remaining prawns and green onions. You can also serve this inside a hollowed-out fresh pineapple, if you like.

Notes

To serve this dish inside a pineapple, cut a pineapple in half lengthwise. Run a knife around the edges leaving at least ½ inch (13 mm) from the edge. Then, cut the pineapple flesh three to four times across and once down the center. Scoop out the pineapple chunks using a spoon and drain the remaining juice. Smooth out the bottom surface of the bowl. Cut the pineapple you sliced into chunks and use in making the fried rice. Place the fried rice inside the cut-up pineapple just before serving.

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