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    Home » Recipes » Main Dishes » Stir Fry » Spicy Pineapple Shrimp Fried Rice

    LAST UPDATED: August 3, 2018 • FIRST PUBLISHED: February 21, 2015 By Toni Dash 12 Comments

    Spicy Pineapple Shrimp Fried Rice

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    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.

    Spicy Pineapple Shrimp Fried Rice

    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.

    Spicy Pineapple Shrimp Fried Rice

    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.

    A bowl of Pineapple Shrimp Fried Rice

    Spicy Pineapple Shrimp Fried Rice Recipe

    Spicy Pineapple Shrimp Fried Rice

    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.
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    Course: Main Course
    Cuisine: American
    Prep Time: 15 minutes
    Cook Time: 10 minutes
    Total Time: 25 minutes
    Servings: 7 Aproximately 7 cups fried rice.
    Calories: 300kcal
    Author: Toni Dash
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    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

    • 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).
    • Add the garlic, ginger and jalapeno to the wok and stir constantly for 30 seconds.
    • Add the onions and stir-cook for 1 minute.
    • Add the carrot, celery and bell pepper; cook for 1 minute stirring constantly.
    • Add the shrimp and pineapple. Continue to toss with the other ingredients for 30 seconds.
    • Add the rice and continue stirring the ingredients together to fully combine and until the rice begins to look glossy; about 2 minutes.
    • 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

    Calories: 300kcal | Carbohydrates: 58g | Protein: 10g | Fat: 5g | Saturated Fat: 0g | Cholesterol: 46mg | Sodium: 464mg | Potassium: 965mg | Fiber: 12g | Sugar: 24g | Vitamin A: 2320IU | Vitamin C: 177.8mg | Calcium: 201mg | Iron: 2.5mg
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    Toni Dash, is a Certified Nutrition Coach and the writer/blogger, photographer, recipe developer and creator of Boulder Locavore®. She has been developing easy to make, well-tested recipes since 2010. Her seasonal recipes bring excitement to the dining table for both gluten-free and gluten diners. Toni has been featured in numerous publications and on culinary websites for her creative, delicious recipes and travel features. For more details, check out her About page.

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    1. Carin says

      February 22, 2015 at 11:45 am

      5 stars
      Pineapple sounds good in fried rice. Never thought of it. I am having steamed rice with lunch. Maybe dinner will be left over rice as fried rice like yours. Great idea. Thanks.

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      • Toni Dash says

        February 22, 2015 at 11:59 am

        I think you’ll find it a fun addition Carin. I like the sweetness as an offset to the spicy, savory flavors!

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    2. Jodee Weiland says

      February 21, 2015 at 1:17 pm

      Ginger, jalapeno, and garlic…sounds absolutely delicious! My mouth is watering now…thanks for sharing another great recipe!

      Reply
      • Toni Dash says

        February 22, 2015 at 9:57 am

        I love those flavors and smells too Jodee! This is one of the most fragrant dishes I’ve made in a long time and so fresh too.

        Reply
    3. Kirsten says

      February 21, 2015 at 8:58 am

      Toni,
      This fried rice looks so fresh and pretty! I’ve been playing with pineapple on pizza lately and have a bit left over–along with the freezer full of shrimp because advertising works on me in the grocery store–so I’m going to sic my fried rice making daughter on this.

      Thank you!

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      • Toni Dash says

        February 21, 2015 at 9:15 am

        Sounds like destiny calling to me Kirsten!

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    4. Brandy M. says

      February 21, 2015 at 8:02 am

      Yum! I don’t cook fried rice often as my husband is not a huge fan of rice but this is making it on the menu plan. Your photos really are making my mouth water!

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      • Toni Dash says

        February 21, 2015 at 8:10 am

        It’s funny Brandy because I don’t usually make it either but we get it when getting Thai food take out often. When I made this I found myself wondering why I DON’T make it more often! It’s so easy and there is not much oil in it so it tastes really fresh and flavorful. I’m definitely going to be making more of it. It’s a perfect one dish meal with protein, vegetables, fruit in this case and grain.

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    5. Liz says

      February 21, 2015 at 8:37 am

      Thank you Toni for the nice recipe. Have a great weekend!

      Reply
      • Toni Dash says

        February 21, 2015 at 8:53 am

        Thank YOU Liz! Hoping you’ll have a nice warm weekend too.

        Reply
    6. Helene D'Souza says

      February 21, 2015 at 6:17 am

      We frequently eat and cook fried rice at home but I never thought of adding pineapple to my prawns fried rice. Looks fresh and it’s a great dish during the crazy hot Indian summer period.

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      • Toni Dash says

        February 21, 2015 at 6:53 am

        It does add a nice sweet effect to the fried rice Helene. I think it might feel cooler in the summer too! Hope you are doing well!

        Reply

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