I am not going to detail another recipe of fried rice for my fried rice here is as simple as some leftover (overnight) rice, fried with frozen peas, pineapple cubes, 1-2tsps of dark soy sauce, with a dash of curry powder, turmeric, pinch of salt, black and white pepper to taste; finally and MAGICALLY garnished with pomelo sacs, vegetarian floss and fried egg strips.
It sounds like pineapple rice (黄梨饭), may not be the exact Thai recipe though many many times better than the USD10.00 Pineapple Fried Rice in Singapore Old Town Cafe, Dublin, California. That sucks big time!
The pomelo added extra hint of bitter-citrus to the sweet-citrus pineapples in the rice, and I love having the lil' pomelo sacs burst in my mouth while I chew the rest.
You can use pork or chicken or fish floss. I got the vegetarian floss (made of soy) in Ranch 99, a popular Asian supermarket in California. The vegetarian floss is crispier than the non-vegetarian (pork/chicken/fish).
This crispy floss completes the exciting textures in my pineapple fried rice (菠萝炒饭). The soft bite of rice, the zesty fruity mellow punch of pineapples and pomelo sacs; and that lightly crisp vegetarian (soy) floss.
Of course, you can do rice cooker fried rice and garnish the same! I repeat:
Pineapple Fried Rice (菠萝炒饭)
Ingredients: leftover (overnight) rice, fried with minced garlic, frozen peas, pineapple cubes, 1-2tsps of dark soy sauce, with a dash of curry powder, turmeric, pinch of salt, black and white pepper to taste; finally and magically garnished with pomelo sacs, vegetarian floss and fried egg strips.
Directions: Heat oil in pan. Add garlic and fry till aromatic, then add rice and fry briskly till grains of rice separate (under heat of cooking) and not stick as lumps. When well separated in the pan, add frozen peas and pineapples, followed by dark soy sauce, curry powder, turmeric, salt and peppers to taste. Fry the seasonings thoroughly into the rice and ingredients, then dish out and serve, with the garnish.
Tag: pomelo, pineapple fried rice, pineapple
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This looks great--beautiful photo! I love the idea of using pineapple in fried rice.
ReplyDeleteadd pomelo sacs, is new to me, next time I also want to follow this way. Yours look beautiful and nice!
ReplyDeleteVery nice fried rice especially with the pomelo topping.
ReplyDeleteLove the extra addition of pomelo in the pineapple rice dish.
ReplyDeleteyou made me very very hungry. love the pomelo toppings :P~
ReplyDeletetopped with pomelo!!! yummy!
ReplyDeleteThat's why I love fried rice, it uses up some levftovers beautifully! I never thought to use my pork floss as a topper for fried rice, thanks for the idea! The pomelo sacs look interesting and probably add another dimension to the dish! Very nice!
ReplyDeleteThis Thai recipe is just wonderful. Thks for sharing it!
ReplyDeleteI love it that you added pomelo to it. I never knew there were vegetarian pork floss. I have to look for it the next time I am at the Asian supermarket.
ReplyDeleteThis sounds delicious. I love pineapple but have to see what pomelo is. I have added you to my blogroll and google reader.
ReplyDeleteWhat a cool way of making rice. I never would have thought of including pineapple, but now that I think of it, its positively inspired.
ReplyDelete*kisses* HH
Great idea and dish! I have some pineapple and would not have thought of including it in rice had it not been your recipe! Thanks! (now I have to find out what floss means!)
ReplyDeleteHey cute bowl there haha
ReplyDeleteLovely and a great idea with a touch of pamelo sacs.
ReplyDeletePineapple sounds totally delicious in fried rice! A little bit of sweet to go with the savory.
ReplyDeletepineapple with fried rice..how exciting and full of flavor..pamelo sac..I must try this..great bowl
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Looks so yummy, I must give a try someday! :)
ReplyDeleteThis looks and sounds amazing - I've never had pineapple fried rice before.
ReplyDeleteAhh, pomelo! I was wondering what that top garnish was in the photo. Now, this fried rice sounds like a meal in a bowl. Salty, sweet, soft, crispy -- it's every texture and flavor a person could want.
ReplyDeletethe pomelo added a nice touch. thanks for the idea ;-)
ReplyDeleteThat is a beautiful dish, I actually never tasted a pineapple-rice combo! A very unique dish! and I love ranch 99 too
ReplyDeletePomelo topping! Wow, that's a first for me. But it's brilliant. I must go find some vegetarian floss and cook this dish for my husband.
ReplyDeletecarolyn, I need to try pink grapefruit some time. I wonder if it works.
ReplyDeletecitronetvanille, you shd try this combo. Very refreshing, I must say.
Ju, hmmm...I have a feeling Chinatown area may have but not sure. Any 新東陽 in Singapore? may have it too.
Mmmm...my favourite. You have made it so special with pomelo on top.
ReplyDeletePamelo on fried rice! That's a first for me! Wow, must be quite an burst of flavours...
ReplyDeletePretty pomelo! Great idea!
ReplyDeleteWow... 'fruity' fried rice. I like your idea! ^^
ReplyDeleteHi there. I linked to Dharm's sambar recipe in my post, and here it is just for you :)
ReplyDelete300g Lentils (yellow or orange lentils)
1 Large onion
2 slices ginger
2 tomatoes
2 potatoes
2 eggplants
2 carrots
2 tsp turmeric
Handful curry leaves
1 tsp curry powder
2 tsp Black Pepper
3 cloves
1 tsp fenugreek
1 tbsp oil
3 cups water
3 dried chillies
Salt
Wash lentils and let soak for about 10 minutes. Meanwhile, Pare potatoes and carrots and cut each potato into medium sized pieces and the carrot into longish slices. Do the same for the eggplant and quarter the tomatoes. Set vegetables aside.
Slice onion, chop garlic and cut chillies into large piece. Heat oil and fry onion, garlic, chillies, curry leaves, black pepper, cloves and fenugreek till fragrant. Add the curry powder and turmeric and fry lightly. Add the vegetables and fry lightly. Add in the water and lentils. Cover and let simmer till lentils are soft. You may need to add some water from time to time. Season with salt
You can add more water to make a thin Sambar or let it simmer longer for a thicker version. There are just so many possibilities! Sometimes, to add a little more flavour and ‘richness’, a little ghee (clarified butter) is poured over the Sambar and mixed with rice. I sometimes like to add ladysfingers (Okra) to the Sambar as well.
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Pomelo sacs is a nice touch to the pineapple fried rice!
wa~ always love refreshing pineapple fried rice..and the addition of pomelo, i love!
ReplyDeletethese days i am liking pineapple so much, although people said not good for me (oppps)
This sounds so interesting and I love the idea of pomolo - you're genius!
ReplyDeleteThis looks delicious. I always order this in restaurants but have yet to make it. That needs to change!
ReplyDeletethis is a unique way to make pineapple fried rice. i've never used crispy floss before, but that's a great ingredient to incorporate to your fried rice! did i tell you that fried rice is one of my favorite things to cook?? ok, now i did.
ReplyDeleteThat pomelo garnishing is genius! I think I may start using that on everything I cook! :-)
ReplyDeleteYou are making me hate my pineapple allergy more than ever! This looks delicious. Love the pomelo.
ReplyDeleteahhh...this looks just deliciously good. had a lousy dinner at a coffee shop just now. pining for a good meal like this one now!
ReplyDeleteDee, thanks so much. I realized I do not have some of the ingredients on hand...will keep recipe in mind if I have everything ready to make sambar in future. Thanks again :D
ReplyDeleteRita, ya..usually hear the same. Preggies not supposed to eat pineapples :O
Krissy, there can be so many variations to fried rice :D
minchow, everything? lol
Joanne, you are allergic to pineapples? Hmmm....just use some other color veg like peppers?
petite nonya, what lousy dinner was that? Tze char?
I just finished my lunch=pineapple fried rice:) yours look way better with the nice and unique garnish that you have used.
ReplyDeleteThis looks great. Thanks for sharing the dish.
ReplyDeleteWhat a unique recipe! The flavors (pineapple, soy sauce, curry) sound like a great combination. What are pomelo sacs and veggie floss?
ReplyDeleteSoma, yea....the garnishes add some refreshing flavors, definitely.
ReplyDeletemsmeanie, pomelo is a fruit - the flesh kinda looks like pink grapefruit. "Floss" is some kind of dried food. There are pork floss made from dried pork (shredding and frying them till dried-out), and chicken floss and fish floss made from similar method.
I would certainly like to have a taste of this rice, great idea to add in the pomelo, never tried this before.
ReplyDeleteThis definitely looks good as c.f to the one sold in my factory canteen!
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