Does fried rice with pineapple sound weird? It’s my new thing and it’s delicious!
Hiya, Nicky here from Kitchen Sanctuary with a Friday night dinner recipe that the whole family will love!
Hawaiian Fried Rice with Easy Sweet and Sour Sauce
This Hawaiian fried rice has big chunks of ham and pineapple, plus a few extra veggies. I like bell peppers and mushrooms, but you can add whatever you like – peas, sweetcorn, tomatoes, I’d even be tempted to throw in some broccoli.
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The sweet and sour sauce is a super simple microwave version – although you can make it in a pan if you prefer. It’s made mostly made of ketchup, which is probably a little naughty, but it does taste authentic (and at least it’s not that scary bright orange color that you get from the takeaway!).
Here’s a pic before the sauce is poured on:
And one with the sauce:
I love to make a huge wok of this rice. I serve it up – usually leaving enough to save some for leftovers. But by the time the plates are washed, all of it has usually disappeared. Whoever’s doing the washing up generally can’t resist that leftover cooling pan of rice, and it’s gone before it ever makes it to the fridge!
You’ll also enjoy this One-Pot Chicken & Broccoli Rice.
Do you like fried rice?
Hawaiian Fried Rice with Easy Sweet and Sour Sauce
Fried rice with pineapple may sound strange, but after you try this recipe, you’ll see that it just works! It’s made with big chunks of ham and pineapple, veggies and an addicting sweet and sour sauce.
Ingredients
- 2 tbsp vegetable oil
- 1 onion, peeled and diced
- 1 red bell pepper, deseeded and chopped
- 1 green bell pepper, deseeded and chopped
- 4 chestnut mushrooms, sliced
- 1 cup cooked ham chunks (or shredded ham)
- 400ml can of pineapple chunks in juice, drained (reserve the juice)
- 6 cups cooked white long grain rice, cooled
- 2 tbsp. dark soy sauce
- ½ tsp garlic salt
- 2 eggs
- juice of ½ a lemon
Easy Sweet and Sour Sauce
- 9 tbsp tomato ketchup
- 3 tbsp malt vinegar (it must be malt vinegar!)
- 5 tbsp dark brown muscovado sugar
- 3 tbsp pineapple juice (from the canned pineapple above)
To Serve
- Small bunch scallions, chopped
- Lemon wedges
Instructions
- Start with the sauce. Mix the sweet and sour sauce ingredients together in a small bowl and place in the microwave. Cook for 1-2 minute until the sauce bubbles. Stir again then put to one side (you can bring to the boil in a small pan if you prefer).
- Heat the oil in a large wok. Add the onion and cook, stirring regularly on a medium heat for 5 minutes until the onion softens. Add in the red and green bell peppers, and the sliced mushrooms. Cook for a further 3 minutes.
- Add the ham chunks and pineapple pieces and cook for a further 2-3 minutes. Add in the cooked rice and turn up the heat to high, Toss everything together using a spatula. Add the soy sauce and garlic salt and continue to cook, moving everything around the pan regularly so it doesn’t stick, until the rice is hot (takes about 5-6 minutes). Once the rice is hot, push the rice over to the side of the pan and crack the eggs into the space. Move the pan so that the bit with the eggs in is right over the heat. Move the eggs round slowly until they start to scramble. As they scramble mix the eggs into the rice.
- Add the lemon juice, stir and taste. Add more soy sauce if needed. Divide between four bowls and top with chopped scallions and lemon wedges. Reheat the sauce for another 30 seconds, and serve it with the rice.
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Nutrition Information:
Yield: 4 Serving Size: 1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 794Total Fat: 12gSaturated Fat: 2gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 9gCholesterol: 114mgSodium: 1437mgCarbohydrates: 152gFiber: 5gSugar: 72gProtein: 23g
connie says
I have started using this as one of my main dinner meals. I use chicken, shrimp, and steak instead of ham. It is so good. Thanks for sharing this with the rest of the world
JEANNE MARIE says
could you please tell me what is muscovado sugar & where do i find it ? thank you
Stacie Vaughan says
It’s similar to brown sugar. It’s more popular in the UK (this recipe was from one of my UK contributors). I would substitute dark brown sugar in its place.
Dianne says
Loved this Hawaiian fried rice.
Will surely make again.
John M. White says
Even though it says Malt vinegar is a must, could you still substitute with regular white vinegar or apple cider vinegar in case I can’t find the malt vinegar? Thank you.
Stacie Vaughan says
Use apple cider vinegar if you can’t get malt vinegar.
Katherine says
Can this be frozen?
Stacie Vaughan says
Yes, you can freeze it for up to 3 months.