Pineapple Baked Rice (Main Course for Chinese New Year)
Description
Baking fried rice in a pineapple 'bowl' fills your house with a delicious aroma and makes for an impressive main dish on Chinese New Year.
Ingredients
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1 cup Thai jasmine rice
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3/4 cup water
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1 pineapple
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1/4 cup vegetable oil, divided
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2 eggs, beaten
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1 link Chinese sausage, thinly sliced
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1/4 cup finely chopped carrot
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1/4 cup finely chopped onion
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1/4 cup green peas
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1/4 cup corn
Directions
1
Rinse jasmine rice and place in a rice cooker with water. Cook rice according to manufacturer's instructions, 15 to 20 minutes.
2
Preheat the oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C).
3
Cut pineapple in half lengthwise. Cut out flesh, leaving a thin layer on the skin. Chop 1/2 cup of the flesh; place in a bowl. Reserve remaining flesh for another use. Place pineapple 'bowls' on a baking sheet.
4
Bake in the preheated oven until fragrant, about 5 minutes. Remove from the oven.
5
Increase oven temperature to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
6
Heat 2 tablespoons vegetable oil in a nonstick skillet over medium heat. Pour in beaten eggs; cook until set, about 5 minutes. Transfer to a plate and cut into small pieces. Use a paddle to fluff the cooked rice.
7
Cook and stir Chinese sausage in a separate, dry skillet until fat renders, about 5 minutes. Transfer sausage to a bowl, reserving fat in the skillet.
8
Stir remaining 2 tablespoons oil into the skillet used to cook the sausage. Heat it until you can feel the heat above the skillet. Stir in carrot for 1 minute. Add onion, peas, and corn; stir-fry until onion softens, 3 to 5 minutes. Add 1/2 of the rice; stir well to combine. Mix in remaining rice. Add egg pieces and sausage slices. Mix in pineapple cubes evenly.
9
Transfer fried rice to the pineapple bowls. Cover with aluminum foil.
10
Bake in the preheated oven until heated through, about 15 minutes.