Hawaiian Fried Rice
I’ve not always been a fan of Hawaiian style dishes, (you won’t catch me eating Hawaiian pizza) but this just works. What can I say ? Yum is yum.
The pineapple…the ham…the rice.
Just. Works.
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Let me know what you think...
Yield: 2 servings
Prep time: <10mins
Cook time: 25 mins
Total time: <35mins
Ingredients:
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Parboiled Basmalti Rice 1 1/2 small cups
1 large white onion, diced
Olive Oil 2 tbsp
Mixed vegetables 1/2 cup
1 pineapple
1/4 cup fresh pineapple juice
3 large slices of fresh ham
Fresh parsley
Soy Sauce (2 tablespoons)
Salt (to taste)
Paprika (2 tsp)
Mixed dried herbs (2 tsp)
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Prep:
Slice and dice onion.
Dice fresh parsley.
Cut ham into small cubes.
Half, hollow and dice pineapple keeping aside 1/4 of its juice.
Instructions:
1. Add olive oil to a large skillet, once heated add onions and fry for 1 minute then add mixed vegetables and stir.
Fry the onions and mixed vegetables for about 3 minutes on low heat and then add mixed dried herbs, paprika and salt.
Fry contents of the skillet on low heat for another 3 minutes and then add ham and fry for a further 5 minutes before pouring in the pineapples.
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2. Once pineapple are added to the skillet, immediately stir in the rice. Cover the skillet and cook on low/medium heat for 5 minutes.
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3. Then add pineapple juice, soy sauce and stir. Leave to cook undisturbed for 10 minutes increasing heat to medium.
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done. Take the skillet off the heat, add chopped fresh parsley and stir.
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Serve immediately, in the hollowed pineapple shells (or not).
Eat.
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Enjoy !
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P.S. This is a good one if you have a special someone to impresses ;-)
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