Monday, July 19, 2010

Pineapple Pork Fried Rice

A delightfully sweet but spicy fried rice recipe! Next time you make a meal with rice, consider making extra and saving it for this. Thank you chowtimes for the similar picture!

Serves 4-6

Ingredients:
About 4 oz fresh pineapple, finely chopped
2 tbsp. vegetable oil
1 small onion, finely chopped
2 green chilies, seeded and chopped
8 oz lean pork, cut into small dice
Salt an pepper
4 oz cooked shelled prawns (we have made it without this both times
but I'm sure it would be even better with!)
3-4 cups cooked cold rice
2 oz roasted cashew nuts
2 spring onions, chopped
2 tbsp fish sauce (once again, we did without this because we didn't have it)
1 tbsp soy sauce
10-12 mint leaves, to garnish (also did w/o as we didn't have any)
2 red chilies, sliced, to garnish
1 green chili, sliced, to garnish

Directions:
1. Heat the oil in a wok or large frying pan. Add the onion and chilies and fry for about 3-5 minutes, until softened.
2. Season the pork with salt and pepper, then add it to the pan and cook until it is brown on all sides. Stir in the prawns (if using them) and rice and toss well together. Continue to stir-fry until the rice is thoroughly heated.
3. Add the chopped pineapple, cashew nuts, and spring onions. Season with fish sauce and soy sauce. Garnish with shredded mint leaves and red and green chilies.

If serving this for company, consider hollowing out the pineapple shell halves and serving the rice from the shell, similar to the picture displayed. Very elegant! :)

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