You could say it’s just fried rice with pineapples, but as the Thai restaurants do, serving this fried rice in a fresh pineapple makes the whole meal look a lot more interesting. I didn’t have pork floss to put on top as garnish; otherwise it would have been perfect!

Cutting the pineapple

Don’t cut the pineapple in half. Cut only about 1/3 so you have a bigger shell to serve the rice in. Take the fresh pineapple chunks out using a knife and a spoon.

Can I use tinned pineapples?

The short answer is yes, but I personally wouldn’t use tinned pineapples for this as it’s a huge compromise on flavour. 

I’ve tried this recipe with both fresh and tinned pineapples. Although I enjoyed both, fresh pineapples are a lot juicier, sweeter, and more vibrant in flavour compared to tinned ones. Tinned pineapples have gone through processing and hence are a little softer in texture as well.

But of course, tinned pineapple is an option if you want pineapple and don’t have a fresh one to hand. Why not 🙂

Ingredients

1 small pineapple
180g cooked rice
2 eggs
1 glove garlic
1/2 small red onion
Red chillis, optional
Handful of cashews
Handful of peas
2 spring onion
1/2 tablespoon turmeric

1/2 tablespoon curry powder
Salt to taste

Method

1. Cut the pineapple (see notes above). Take the pineapple chunks out with a knife and a spoon. Cut the pineapple chunks into smaller pieces.
2. Chop garlic, red onion, red chilli and spring onion.
3. Deep fry with a bit of oil or roast cashews in the oven until they turn golden. Set aside.
4. Heat oil in a wok or a deep pan, fry garlic, red onion and chilli until fragrant. Set aside.
5. In the same wok, add cooked rice, fry with a tablespoon of oil and turmeric. When the rice is coated with the oil and turmeric, push them to one side of the wok. Add eggs on the other side, stir until they’re cooked. Then stir fry with the rice until well mixed.
6. Add the fried garlic, red onion and chilli, add the peas and salt to taste.
7. Lastly, add the pineapple and cashews, sprinkle the spring onion and fry until everything is mixed together. Serve in the pineapple shell.

Did you try this recipe and how did it go? Share with me in the comments below 🙂

Janice xx

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