Spicy Pineapple Rice Recipes

SPICY PORK-AND-PINEAPPLE STIR-FRY

Steps:

• Season pork with salt and pepper. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a large cast-iron or nonstick skillet over high. Add rice and reheat, covered, shaking skillet a few times, 2 minutes. Transfer to a bowl, stir in cilantro, and cover to keep warm.
• Return skillet to high heat; swirl in 1 tablespoon oil. Add pork and cook, stirring a few times, until browned in places and almost cooked through, 2 minutes; transfer to a plate.
• Add remaining 2 tablespoons oil, onion, bell pepper, green beans, and pineapple to now-empty skillet and season with salt and pepper. Cook, stirring frequently, until vegetables are crisp-tender, 8 to 10 minutes.
• Whisk together Sriracha sauce, cornstarch, and 1 cup water in a small bowl; add mixture to skillet along with pork and any accumulated juices. Cook, stirring, until sauce thickens, about 30 seconds. Divide rice over four plates; spoon stir-fry on top and garnish with more cilantro before serving.

SPICY PINEAPPLE SAUCE

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, mix the crushed pineapple, cornstarch and ground ginger. Gradually stir in enough of the reserved pineapple juice to make the mixture smooth.
• In a medium saucepan over medium heat, blend orange juice and maple syrup. Cook and stir 5 minutes, until clear and thickened. Mix in the pineapple mixture. Continue to cook and stir until well blended and thick, about 15 minutes.

PINEAPPLE THAI RICE

Steps:

• Place green onions, chili pepper, and cilantro in a food processor and process until finely chopped.
• Prepare rice according to package directions.
• While rice is cooking, mix pineapple tidbits and reserved 1/4 cup juice with chopped ingredients in a small bowl.
• Heat oil in a large skillet on medium heat and add garlic. Saute garlic for 30 seconds. Add soy sauce and pineapple mixture to skillet, and heat to a boil. Remove from heat and add shrimp to skillet. Stir to heat shrimp. Fold in hot cooked rice.

SPICY SHRIMP AND PINEAPPLE FRIED RICE

Steps:

• For the shrimp: In a large bowl, combine the shrimp with the soy sauce, Ginger-Garlic Paste, sambal and cornstarch. Mix well to coat the shrimp. Cover and refrigerate for 15 minutes.
• For the egg crepes: In a bowl, whisk together the eggs, soy sauce and 1/4 teaspoon water. Set a medium nonstick skillet over medium-low heat and coat it lightly with peanut oil. Pour in half the egg mixture and swirl the pan so the egg coats the bottom. Cook over low heat until firm, then carefully turn with a spatula and finish cooking on the other side, about 45 seconds per side. Transfer the egg crepe to a plate to cool. Repeat with remaining egg mixture. When the crepes are cool enough to handle, stack, roll and slice them into thin julienne strips. Set aside until ready to use.
• For the fried rice: Set a large wok or large nonstick skillet over high heat and swirl in 1 tablespoon of the peanut oil. Add the marinated shrimp and stir fry until slightly pink, about 2 minutes. Transfer the shrimp to a plate and set aside. Reduce the heat to medium and add the remaining 2 tablespoons peanut oil. Add the onions, celery and Ginger-Garlic Paste and stir fry until softened and fragrant, about 3 minutes. Add the sesame oil and the rice and stir fry until hot and a little crispy, about 2 minutes, breaking up the rice with a wooden spoon as you go. Fold in the peas, edamame, pineapple and bean sprouts and continue to stir fry until the vegetables heated through, about 2 minutes more. Stir in the soy sauce and sambal. Fold in the cooked shrimp and the sliced egg crepe. Transfer to a serving platter and garnish with chopped scallions.
• Pulse the garlic and ginger in a food processor. With the processor running, stream in the canola oil and process to a paste. (You'll need 3 tablespoons of the paste for the above recipe. Refrigerate remaining paste for up to a week.)

PINEAPPLE SPICED CHICKEN AND RICE

Steps:

• Drain pineapple; reserve 1 tablespoon juice. Chop 2 pineapple slices; set aside for rice.
• Mix together reserved juice, garlic powder, thyme, nutmeg, allspice, salt and cinnamon in small bowl, until blended.
• Arrange chicken on foil-lined sheet pan. Season with salt and pepper. Rub each breast half with spice mixture over and under the skin. Place two pineapple slices on each breast. Bake at 350 degrees F 30 to 40 minutes, or until internal temperature of chicken reaches 165 degrees F and is no longer pink in center (Note: if using chicken legs, time will need to be increased 15 to 25 minutes).
• Cook olive oil, red onion and red pepper over medium-high heat in medium saucepan about 5 minutes or until onions are tender. Add rice and chopped pineapple to sauce pan, cook 3 minutes more. Add chicken broth, heat to boiling. Reduce heat to simmer and cook for 15 minutes or until all liquid is absorbed. Add chopped basil; let stand 5 minutes before serving.
• Arrange rice and chicken on 4 plates for service. Garnish with additional chopped basil, if desired.

PINEAPPLE RICE

Steps:

• In a small saucepan, combine water, pineapple, sugar, butter, salt, and red pepper flakes. Cover and bring to a simmer over medium heat. Stir in rice and bring back to a simmer. Reduce heat to low, and simmer, partially covered for 15 minutes or until all of the water is absorbed. The rice will be almost done with a slight bite to it.
• Remove the saucepan from heat and let the rice steam another 5 minutes, covered. Fluff rice with a fork. Stir in lime juice and chopped cilantro. (I love cilantro so I usually go heavy but you can add as much as you like).

SWEET AND SPICY PINEAPPLE FRIED RICE

Steps:

• Heat oil over medium low heat, add garlic, ginger and red pepper.
• Cook and stir for 2 minutes.
• Increase heat to medium high and add rice and soy sauce.
• Cook for 2 minutes, stirring often.
• Add pineapple, stir and heat through.
• Garnish with sliced green onions over the top and serve.

SWEET AND SPICY PINEAPPLE SALMON

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Line a baking sheet with foil. Spray with non-stick cooking spray.
• Lay salmon on foil and season with salt and pepper. Arrange pineapple slices around edges of salmon. Fold edges of foil up around the salmon and pineapple.
• In a small bowl, whisk together sweet chili sauce, rice vinegar, soy sauce, brown sugar and pineapple juice. Pour glaze over salmon.
• Bake for 12-15 minutes. Switch oven to broil and cook for an additional 4-5 minutes, or until edges of salmon just begin to blacken.
• Sprinkle with chopped fresh cilantro before serving, if desired.

EASY PINEAPPLE RICE

Steps:

• In a nonstick pot, heat butter or oil over medium high heat.
• Add garlic and jalapenos and saute for about 1 minute.
• Add pineapples, salt, pepper, red chili flakes, lemon juice, rice, water, pineapple juice and mix until fully combined.
• Cover the pot and reduce to medium heat.
• Cook for about 15 minutes or until rice is fully cooked and water is absorbed.
• Turn off the heat and remove the lid. Allow the rice to cool down for about 10 minutes.
• Fluff it up with a fork.
• Garnish with cilantro. Add some more lemon juice on top and enjoy!

SPICY PINEAPPLE RICE

Steps:

• In a medium saucepan, sauté shallot and garlic in the olive oil until translucent, approximately 5 minutes. Add curry powder.
• Pour in rice and stir constantly until rice is opaque and begins to brown.
• Pour in pineapple juice, water and coconut; bring to a boil.
• Add crushed red pepper and reduce heat to low.
• Simmer 25 minutes or until rice is a desired doneness.
• Add pineapple chunks (optional).
• Fluff with fork.