Recipe: Perfect Pineapple chicken fried rice

Pineapple chicken fried rice. If you're a fried rice fan, you'll absolutely love this scrumptious Thai version of chicken fried rice. What we enjoy most about this dish is that every bite is different: sometimes you get a sweet-savory combination of pineapple and chicken, at other times you taste the spicy flavor of the rice together. Here is another one bowl meal idea that is an easy chicken fried rice recipe.

This pineapple fried rice is filled with chicken, bacon, veggies and pineapple, all in a savory sauce. This healthy pineapple fried rice is a lovely blend of sweet and savory flavors. Unlike other pineapple fried rice recipes, this one is seasoned with turmeric and coriander for a more earthy flavor. You can cook Pineapple chicken fried rice using 15 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Pineapple chicken fried rice

1. It's of Main ingredients.
2. It's 200 g of raw chicken breasts.
3. Prepare 60 g of brown basmati rice(uncooked).
4. You need 1 tsp of turmeric.
5. Prepare 1 of red bell pepper(diced).
6. Prepare 50 g of pineapple.
7. You need 1 tsp of olive oil.
8. You need 1 of garlic clove.
9. It's 10 g of butter.
10. You need of Sauce.
11. Prepare 2 tbsp of soy sauce(low sodium).
12. Prepare 1 tsp of fresh ginger or ginger paste.
13. It's 1 tsp of sriracha sauce.
14. Prepare 3 tbsp of water.
15. It's 1 tsp of arrowroot starch.

With the addition of pineapple, the regular chicken fried rice becomes so much more interesting, and delicious, because of the sweet tang of the pineapple. It also helps to make the fried rice tastes less greasy as every bite is bursting with the freshness of the pineapple.. Pineapple fried rice is different from other fried rice because it is the only one cooked with fruits and curry powder. The sweetness of the diced pineapple provides a balance to the savory taste of shrimp and chicken.

Pineapple chicken fried rice instructions

1. Bring water to boil, then add rice, turmeric and ½ of olive oil. Reduce the heat to simmer, then cover and cook for about 30 minutes untill the rice is fully cooked and the water has been absorbed..
2. Set a large non-stick skillet on medium-high heat. Once hot add 10g of butter and the chicken(cut into 2-3 cm chunks). Sear the chicken on the outside edges untill brown, then cook the chicken completely through, about 5-7 minutes. Then remove the chicken from the skillet..
3. Reduce the heat to medium then add remaining ½ olive oil. Add the already minced garlic, then mix to flavor the oil, about a minute. Be careful not to burn the garlic..
4. Toss in the bell pepper and cook for an additional minute..
5. Increase the heat to medium-high and toss in the pineapple(cut into 1cm pieces). Stir everything together for about a minute, then add the rice and the chicken. Fold everything together..
6. Lower the heat to medium-low. Mix the ingredients for the sauce in a bowl. Move the mixture to one side of the skillet then pour in the sauce. As soon as it starts to bubble, immediately and continuously fold the rice mixture into the sauce, ensuring the rice is fully coated and saucy..
7. Garnish with green onion and fresh cilantro if desired..

The addition of raisin and cashew nuts convince me that it will taste completely different. This chicken pineapple fried rice recipe has all those elements of crunch, savory and sweet. Fragrant chicken cooked with garlic and onions, combined with sweet juicy pineapple make this fried rice a crowd favorite. Ever wanted to make the perfect Pineapple Chicken Fried Rice? How about we add turmeric to it!