Pineapple Fried Rice

Servings: 6

Ingredients:

1 cup Mahatma® or Carolina® Basmati Rice or Mahatma® or Carolina® Jasmine rice

1 (20-ounce) can pineapple tidbit, drained

3 green onions, chopped

1 large red chile, finely chopped

3 sprigs fresh cilantro, coarsely chopped

3 tablespoons oil, divided

2 cups fresh shrimp, cleaned and deveined

2 cloves garlic, minced

2 tablespoons fish sauce

2 tablespoons light soy sauce

1 teaspoon sugar

fresh cilantro leaves, for garnish

Prepare rice according to package directions and set aside.

In a medium bowl, combine pineapple, onions, chile and cilantro; mix and set aside.

Heat 1 tablespoon oil in skillet, sauté shrimp until done. Remove shrimp from skillet. In same skillet, over medium heat, add remaining oil. Sauté garlic until golden brown. Add cooked rice and stir. Add fish sauce, soy sauce, and sugar. Stir and heat thoroughly.

Fold in pineapple mixture and shrimp. Heat through. Garnish with cilantro and serve.

TIP: Do you have a rice cooker? To prepare the rice for this dish … Add basmati or jasmine rice and water to the inner pot of your Aroma® Rice Cooker. Press the Cook Switch or set to White Rice. When the rice cooker beeps, the rice is warm and ready to add to this recipe as noted above.