Thai Pineapple Fried Rice

Some days when I think about comfort food, I think about a whole roasted chicken with potatoes and then there are other days when all I can think about is having a big bowl of vanilla bean ice cream with hot fudge sauce(oh yeah!) But on most days and definitely today, I think about a hot plate of fried rice, like this one. This plate has the perfect balance of sweet and spicy and all of my favorite ingredients.

This takes me back to my first visit to Thailand. I ordered this dish all the time because it came served inside a pineapple but mostly because it taste just amazing. I try to make this as often as I can or whenever I buy fresh pineapples at the store. I guess you can use canned pineapples but please try not to. Fresh pineapple makes such a huge difference in terms of flavor and texture. When making fried rice, it is always best to use a day old cooked rice.

Thai Pineapple Fried Rice

1 tablespoon oil
3 shallots, diced
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 red pepper, sliced
1/3 cup cashews
1/2 cup raw shrimp
1/4 cup raisins
1/4 cup chicken stock
2 tablespoons fish sauce
1 tablespoon lite soy sauce
2 tablespoon curry powder
1 teaspoon sugar
2 eggs (lightly beaten)
3 cups cooked rice
1 cup fresh pineapples cut in bite sizes.
1/4 cup frozen peas
1/4 cup cilantro,chopped 

Directions:
1. Heat the oil in a pan.Then add in shallots, garlic,red pepper and cashews and stir fry about a minute.
2. Then add in the shrimp and stir fry till it’s cooked and then add in the raisins.
3. Then mix together the chicken stock, fish sauce, soy sauce, curry powder and sugar and set aside.
4. Add in the rice with the shallot and shrimp mixture and continue to stir fry and break up the rice clumps.
5. Now add in the chicken stock mixture over the rice and mix them in.
6. Then add the beaten eggs and continue to stir fry for a few minutes.
7. Finally add in the pineapples, peas and cilantro. Give it a taste test to check for seasoning before removing from heat and then garnish it with a little more cilantro if desire.

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