Thai Pineapple Fried Rice

Thai fried rice is often prepared with fish sauce, but this vegetarian recipe uses soy sauce. If you wish, you can use fish sauce and chicken broth.

Ingredients:

3-4 cups of cooked rice

3 tablespoons of oil

3 tablespoons of soy sauce

2 teaspoons of curry spices

2 shallots (also known as shallots or shallots), chopped

3 cloves of simple garlic, finely chopped

1 hot pepper, finely chopped

¼ cup vegetable broth

1 large egg

1/4 cup grated carrots (optional)

1/2 cup frozen peas

1 cup pineapple chunks (fresh or canned)

1/4 cup currants or raisins

1/2 cup unsalted roasted cashews

Lime juice, to taste

1/3 cup fresh coriander leaves

3 onion leaves, finely chopped

Directions:

1. Mix 1 tbsp oil with cooked rice and keep aside.

2. Mix soy sauce with curry spices in a cup and set aside.

3. Pour the remaining oil into a large skillet (over medium-high heat). Add shallots and garlic cloves and hot pepper. Stir-fry until fragrant (about 1 minute).

4. When the pan is dry, add 1/4 cup stock.

5. Add an egg to the pan and stir quickly as if you were preparing scrambled eggs.

6. Add carrots and peas. Stir fry for 1-2 minutes. Add more stock if needed.

7. Add the rice, pineapple chunks, currants and cashews. Mix well.

8. Pour the prepared soy sauce mixture and stir-fry on medium to high heat (about 5-8 minutes).

9. Mix well until all the rice is uniform in color.

10. Remove from heat. Taste and add more soy sauce and lime juice if needed.

11. When serving, sprinkle coriander and chopped onion leaves on top.

Yield: 5-6 servings

Recipe: thespruceeats.com