Pineapple fried rice

This recipe is just really a simple fried rice with a twist – adding pineapple chunks while cooking and using the carved-out pineapple as your plate! It’s simple and easy and looks really fun!

Ingredients:

• 1 to 2 tablespoons vegetable oil (I try to use less oil a possible)
• 3 to 4 cups of cooked rice (preferably one that was cooked yesterday)
• 3 tablespoons soy sauce (or fish sauce depending on what you prefer)
• 1/2 medium onion (finely chopped)
• 4 cloves garlic (finely chopped)
• 1 egg (vegans you can skip this)
• Mushrooms (sliced)*
• Fine beans (cut 1 inch long)
• Frozen peas*
• Baby corn (cut in small pieces)*
• 1 whole pineapple (carved out, set aside chunks)
• Salt and pepper to taste

* I would say estimate how much of these ingredients you want to use. I like my fried rice to be balanced, so I usually put a generous amount (Plus my boyfriend really likes veggies).

Method:

1. Heat a wok or large non-stick frying pan over medium to high heat. Add the oil, make sure it’s hot before you sauté anything. Add the onion and garlic for about 1 minute. Add salt and pepper to bring more the flavour.
2. Crack the egg, continuously stirring as if you’re cooking a scrambled egg.
3. Add the peas, fine beans, baby corn and mushrooms. Stir fry them until cooked.
4. Now add the rice and pineapple chunks. Continue stirring to make sure all the ingredients are mixed well together.
5. Drizzle with soy sauce/fish sauce. Taste and make any adjustments when necessary.
6. Remove from heat. Start transferring your fried rice to the carved-out pineapple.
7. Serve and enjoy! (You can add scallions and chilli flakes if you like)

Finished product!

P.S. I’ve not really thought about taking pictures during the cooking process. As this is my first time writing about food, I’ll try to take some snaps next time I decide to share a recipe I love.