Thai Shrimp Fried Rice With Pineapple

From Quick&Easy Thai by Nancie McDermott.

• Ready In: 30 mins
• Serves: 4

Ingredients

• 4  cups  jasmine rice, cooked and chilled
• 2  tablespoons  vegetable oil
• 1  tablespoon garlic, coarsely chopped
• 1⁄2 cup onion, chopped
• 1⁄2 lb medium shrimp, peeled and deveined
• 2  tablespoons fish sauce
• 1⁄2 teaspoon sugar
• 8  ounces crushed pineapple, undrained
• 2  tablespoons green onions, thinly sliced

Directions

1. prepare rice by crumbling it with your fingers, breaking up the bigger lumps, and set it aside in a bowl.
2. heat wok or large, deep skillet over high heat. add oil until it sizzles, and then add garlic and onion and toss well until shiny and fragrant, about 1 minute add shrimp and cook, tossing now and then, until the onion begins to wilt and shrimp are pink and cooked through, 2-3 minute.
3. add rice, fish sauce, and sugar and toss well. add pineapple and green onion and cook about 2 min more, tossing often, until rice is tender and heated through. serve hot or warm.