Description
Thai pineapple fried rice is a savoury dish consisting of prawns, pineapple, cashew nuts, Thai rice and traditional Thai flaovurs. Garnish with coriander.
Ingredients
Scale
- 300g (10oz) Thai rice
- 30ml (2 tbsp) vegetable oil
- 1/2 red onion, finely chopped
- 2 garlic cloves, peeled and crushed
- 1/2 green pepper, washed and finely diced
- 1 carrot, peeled and julienned
- 250ml (1 cup) fresh pineapple cubes
- 450g (1lb) prawns
- 30ml (2 tbsp) fish sauce
- 30ml (2 tbsp) soy sauce
- 15ml (1 tbsp) curry powder
- 2.5ml (1/2 tsp) shrimp paste [optional]
- 4 spring onions, washed and finely sliced
- 60ml (4 tbsp) cashew nuts
- 30ml (2 tbsp) currants
- Coriander, for garnishing
Instructions
- Boil the rice according to package instructions. Drain and let it cool down completely before cooking commences.
- Gently fry the onion in the oil until softened.
- Turn up the heat and add the garlic, green pepper, carrot and pineapple and fry for 2 minutes.
- Add the prawns and fry for 1 minute.
- Add the fish and soy sauce, curry powder and shrimp paste. Stir and let the mixture bubble for 1 minute.
- Stir in the rice and fry for a few minutes on a high heat, ensuring everything is evenly coated with the sauce.
- Add the spring onions, cashews and raisins to the rice and give it a good stir.
- Serve immediately and garnish with coriander.
Notes
- One fun idea to serve this dish is to halve a pineapple and hull them out to create “boats”, You can then fill them up with the rice!
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Main
- Cuisine: Thai
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 559
- Sugar: 7.3 g
- Sodium: 1516 mg
- Fat: 14.9 g
- Saturated Fat: 2.8 g
- Carbohydrates: 71.3 g
- Fiber: 4.3 g
- Protein: 36 g
- Cholesterol: 237 mg