Pineapple Fried Rice With Ham

Linky's Note:

Exotic flavors blend together to create this crowd-pleasing favorite. Contains pineapple, ham, peas, green onion and eggs.

• Total Time: 45 mins
• Prep Time: 15 mins
• Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 4

• 1 cup white rice, uncooked
• 2 cups water
• 2 tablespoons sesame oil
• 3 green onions, thinly sliced including tops
• 1 cup ham, diced
• 1/2 cup peas
• 1 (8 ounce) can pineapple chunks, drained
• 1 egg, beaten
• 1 tablespoon white sugar
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon white pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1/4 cup soy sauce

Directions:

1. Bring the rice and water to a boil in a saucepan over high heat. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer until the rice is tender, and the liquid has been absorbed, 20 to 25 minutes.
2. Spread cooked rice out on a rimmed baking sheet and refrigerate until cooled, about 20 minutes.
3. Heat sesame oil in a large skillet or wok over medium-high heat.
4. Cook and stir the green onions, ham, and peas in the hot oil until onions have softened, about 2 minutes.
5. Stir the pineapple chunks into the wok; cook until pineapple begins to darken, about 2 minute.
6. Push ingredients to the side of the wok, and pour beaten egg in the center. Cook until egg begins to set, about 30 seconds. Stir together all contents of the wok.
7. Mix the cooled rice, sugar, salt, white pepper, and garlic powder into the wok; stir constantly to keep from sticking. Cook until heated through, about 3 minutes.
8. Sprinkle the rice with the soy sauce, and stir to combine.

Reviews

[Just_Gwen]

Yummy! I used crushed pineapple because it's what I had and the leftovers from a ham I cooked yesterday. I used real garlic, three cloves, and added it with the rice at the end. I also used half sesame and half chili oil to give it more kick. I subbed frozen stir fry veggies instead of pea since my DBF loathes them. He would rate this lower but only because we were out of orange sauce... nothing against the recipe. Super easy though and pretty healthy too. I think we may eat this again next week if we still have ham.

[tara portee]

I had some left over ham that I wanted to use and this seemed like a good choice. I ended up liking more than I even imagined. I added 2x the amount of peas, 2 the amount of pineapple ,reduced the ham to to about 3/4 cup and added about 8 oz of chicken.

[Chef #583809]

This was delicious! I will definitely make this again.