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Thai Pineapple Fried Rice served and ready to eat

Thai Pineapple Fried Rice

Fried rice with prawns, cashews and chunks of fresh pineapple, often served in the hollowed shell — a tropical Thai classic.

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15 minPrep
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15 minCook
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3Serves
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Ingredients

  • 3 cups cold cooked jasmine rice
  • 200g prawns, peeled
  • 1 cup fresh pineapple, cubed
  • 1/2 cup cashews
  • 2 eggs, beaten
  • 1 onion, chopped
  • 3 garlic cloves
  • 1 tsp curry powder (Thai-style yellow)
  • 2 tbsp fish sauce
  • 1 tbsp soy sauce
  • 1 tsp sugar
  • 3 tbsp oil
  • Spring onion, coriander, lime

Instructions

  1. Stir-fry cashews briefly in oil; lift out.
  2. Scramble eggs in oil; lift out.
  3. Stir-fry garlic and onion 2 minutes; add prawns and curry powder.
  4. Tip in the rice; break up and toss.
  5. Add pineapple, fish sauce, soy and sugar.
  6. Return eggs and cashews; toss.
  7. Top with spring onion, coriander and lime.
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Tara’s tips

  • Cold day-old rice is essential.
  • Fresh ripe pineapple — tinned is too sweet.

Serving suggestions

  • Serve in halved pineapple shells if you want to impress.

Storage & reheating

Best fresh.

Nutrition

Nutrition information is not yet available for this recipe. Values vary with portion size and exact ingredients — we will add verified figures here soon.

Frequently asked questions

Vegetarian version?

Skip the prawns and fish sauce (use soy); add diced tofu.

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