Spicy Pineapple Shrimp Fried Rice

Spicy Pineapple Shrimp Fried Rice recipe is fresh, flavorful and healthy. This filling dish is perfect for busy weeknight meals or lazy weekends. Gluten-free.

With Chinese New Year underway I’m finding myself craving good, healthy Chinese food at home. Fried Rice has to be a favorite comfort food dish and it’s so easy to prepare. Today I’m sharing Spicy Pineapple Shrimp Fried Rice and I think you’ll love it. Using all fresh ingredients, it is a beautiful dish to the eyes as well as the palate.

Fried rice is something my family always orders when we get take-out food. Though I like it I feel it usually tastes overly oily, leaving me not feeling great after eating it. Many fried rice recipes also use canned ingredients. I’m all for convenience but I can taste the difference and would rather spend an extra 5 or 10 minutes chopping fresh ingredients; it improves the healthy taste and limits additives what often are present in canned foods.

I absolutely love this Spicy Pineapple Shrimp Fried Rice recipe. When I was making it the smell of ginger, jalapeno and garlic seasoning the pan was irresistible. I typically do not make much seafood being in a landlocked state, it doesn’t cross my mind much. Fortunately Whole Foods offers basically freshly caught seafood and in this case, there were several varieties and sizes of shrimp to choose from. I used small shrimp (90-100 ct) which usually can be found cooked but if not they can be steamed for 2-3 minutes or until they begin to turn pink and are finished off in the fried rice.

Chilled Rice vs Freshly Made – Making the Spicy Pineapple Shrimp Fried Rice Recipe

When making fried Spicy Pineapple Shrimp Fried rice, prepared chilled rice is used versus freshly made rice. This is a great way to use up leftover rice. Chilled rice also helps the cooking time as the rice could be made the day prior, refrigerated and is ready when it’s time to cook. It’s important when making stir-fry dishes or fried rice to have all the ingredients prepared when the cooking begins. The cooking process is fast and there is not the time to break to chop vegetables! With the addition of protein in some form, it becomes a great one skillet dish for a fast light meal.

Spicy Pineapple Shrimp Fried Rice Recipe

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Spicy Pineapple Shrimp Fried Rice

This spicy fried rice is a great meal for busy weeknights or lazy weekends. The beautiful array of colors make the recipe irresistible and packed with great nutrition. It has a wonderful balance of sweet, salty, spicy with some great crunch as well.

Course Main Course

Cuisine American

Keyword pineapple fried rice, shrimp fried rice

Prep Time 15 minutes

Cook Time 10 minutes

Total Time 25 minutes

Servings 7 Aproximately 7 cups fried rice.

Calories 300 kcal

Author Toni Dash

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons Sunflower Oil (or other neutral flavored oil that cooks well on high temperatures)
• 2 large Garlic Cloves , minced
• 1 teaspoon Ginger root , peeled and diced
• 1 Jalapeno Pepper (about 3 ½ inches in length), seeded and diced
• ½ medium Yellow Onion , chopped
• ½ cup Carrot cut into ½-inch cubes
• 1 ½ medium stalks Celery , sliced
• 1 red or orange Bell Pepper , cut into small bite-size pieces
• 1 ¾ fresh Pineapple , cut into small bite-size wedges
• 1 cup 90-100 ct Shrimp , precooked or lightly steamed
• 3 cups prepared , cold Jasmine Rice
• 2 tablespoons Tamari Sauce (can substitute soy sauce if not gluten-free)
• 2 teaspoons Madras Curry Powder
• ½ teaspoon Granulated Sugar
• 2 Scallions , sliced (white and light green portions)
• Garnish: thinly sliced Mint Leaves

Instructions

1. Heat a wok or large skillet on medium-high. Add the oil; when rippling can be observed on the oil’s surface it’s hot (less than 30 seconds).
2. Add the garlic, ginger and jalapeno to the wok and stir constantly for 30 seconds.
3. Add the onions and stir-cook for 1 minute.
4. Add the carrot, celery and bell pepper; cook for 1 minute stirring constantly.
5. Add the shrimp and pineapple. Continue to toss with the other ingredients for 30 seconds.
6. Add the rice and continue stirring the ingredients together to fully combine and until the rice begins to look glossy; about 2 minutes.
7. Stir in the Tamari sauce, curry powder and sugar; combine fully with the rice mixture. Garnish with sliced scallions and mint leaves; serve immediately.

Nutrition Facts

Spicy Pineapple Shrimp Fried Rice

Amount Per Serving

Calories 300 Calories from Fat 45

% Daily Value*

Fat 5g8%

Saturated Fat 0g0%

Cholesterol 46mg15%

Sodium 464mg19%

Potassium 965mg28%

Carbohydrates 58g19%

Fiber 12g48%

Sugar 24g27%

Protein 10g20%

Vitamin A 2320IU46%

Vitamin C 177.8mg216%

Calcium 201mg20%

Iron 2.5mg14%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.