Pineapple Chicken Fried Rice in a Pineapple Boat
A hearty fried rice bowl with chicken, sweet pineapple, and veggies. Serving it in a pineapple half makes it feel festive without any fancy techniques.
- Time
- 40 min
- Serving
- 735 kcal
- Ingredients
- ≈ $3.26
- Protein
- 50 g
Ingredients
- 1 Long-grain ricepack 800 g ≈ $1.94 68 g
- 2 Chicken breast filletpack 800 g ≈ $7.23 153 g
- 3 Fresh pineapplepack 1 pcs ≈ $3.00 0.2 pcs
- 4 Bell peppers≈ $6.00 per kg 81 g
- 5 Green onionspack 50 g ≈ $1.30 14 g
- 6 Soy sauce 16 ml
- 7 Eggspack 10 pcs ≈ $1.93 0.9 pcs
- 8 Sesame oil 7 ml
- 9 Salt to taste
- 10 Ground black pepper to taste
Grey rows are pantry staples: salt, oil, spices. They are not counted in the serving price.
Method
Cook the rice in salted water for 15–18 minutes until tender.
Cut the pineapple in half, scoop out some flesh, and dice it.
Cube the chicken2, slice the bell4 pepper into strips, and chop the green5 onion into rings.
Sear the chicken2 in sesame oil with salt and pepper for 5–6 minutes until no longer1 pink.
Add the bell4 pepper and pineapple, cooking another 3 minutes.
Push everything aside, crack in an egg, and scramble quickly into soft curds.
Stir in the rice and soy sauce, warm through for 2 minutes, then plate in the pineapple half and top with green5 onion.
Tips
- Why it works
- Fry the chicken separately so it cooks evenly and doesn't give its juice to the pineapple, which would soften it until it's mushy. Add the pineapple only afterward, since it breaks down quickly and loses its texture.
- Substitutions
- Instead of fresh pineapple, use canned chunks (100 g), but cut the soy sauce to 10 ml. Replace the bell pepper with carrot (60 g) cut into strips, which won't burn.
- Common mistakes
- If the rice in the pineapple is dry or falls apart, it was undersalted or overheated with the egg. It should be slightly moist and sticky.
- Storing and reheating
- Keep in the fridge for 2 days and reheat in the microwave for 2 minutes under a lid. Don't freeze: the pineapple and egg will spoil.
- Serve with
- Serve with lemon juice (5 ml) and cookie crumbs for crunch if you're having friends over for dinner at home.
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