Pineapple Recipe ⤏ Pineapple Fried Rice

A version of fried rice using tofu and pineapple. Light, tasty, and easy. Serve with hot sauce or extra soy sauce.

Ingredients

• 1 (8 ounce) can crushed pineapple with juice
• 4 cups water
• 2 cups white rice
• 1 tablespoon peanut or walnut oil
• 2 eggs, beaten
• ½ teaspoon sesame oil
• 1 (12 ounce) package tofu, diced
• ¾ cup chopped mushrooms
• 3 tablespoons soy sauce
• 3 green onions, thinly sliced
• 1 cup diced carrots

Cooking Directions

1. Open can of crushed pineapple and drain juice into a cup.
2. In a medium saucepan, combine the liquid from the can of crushed pineapple with 3 cups water, bring to a boil. Add rice. Bring mixture to boil. Cover and reduce heat to simmer. Cook 25 to 30 minutes or until rice is tender.
3. In a non-stick wok heat the 1 tablespoon walnut or peanut oil. Add the eggs and cook without stirring, until set. Slide eggs out of the wok to a plate - cut into short, narrow strips. In the same wok, heat the sesame oil and stir fry the tofu with the mushrooms, soy sauce, green onions, and carrots for about 4 minutes. Stir in cooked rice, pineapple, and egg strips. Heat until everything is heated through.

Nutrition Facts

• calories266
• carbohydrateContent44.9 g
• cholesterolContent46.5 mg
• fatContent5.6 g
• fiberContent1.7 g
• proteinContent9.2 g
• saturatedFatContent1.1 g
• sodiumContent373.5 mg
• sugarContent5.5 g