Hawaiian Luau Rice Food

HAWAIIAN LUAU RICE

Steps:

• The day or two before, wash your rice thoroughly. Add 1 cup of basmati rice and 1.5 cups of water to your pan and cover and simmer for 12 minutes. Remove from heat and allow to sit for 10 minutes. Fluff rice with fork. One cup of basmati rice when cooked will yield about 2 and 3/4 cup rice. Allow rice to completely cool and place in the refrigerator over night. (You can use other leftover rice as well like Jasmine or short grain rice.)
• Toast your coconut in a non-stick skillet until in is toasty brown. Set aside.
• Toast the macadamia nuts in a dry pan until toasty. Chop coarsely. Set aside. (optional)
• Place your coconut oil, onions, garlic, ginger in the pan until aromatic. Add the ham and cook quickly until lightly golden.
• Add your cooked basmati rice, chicken powder and white pepper and mix quickly in your pan until all of the rice is covered evenly with the coconut oil and seasoning. Add the pineapple, green onions and toasted coconut back into the pan and continue stirring quickly, just until warmed. Reserve a little toasted coconut and green onions on the side for garnishing.
• Serve on plate and garnish with toasted crushed macademia nuts, toasted coconut and green onions. Enjoy!

HAWAIIAN RICE WITH CRUSHED PINEAPPLE

Steps:

• Add 1 cup rice to a saucepan.
• Drain crushed pineapple in a 2 cup measuring cup.
• Fill remaining cup with water until you have 2 cups. Add to saucepan.
• Add crushed pineapple and butter. Heat on medium high until boiling.
• Once boiling, reduce heat to simmer and cover. Cook for 15-20 minutes or until rice is cooked.
• Remove from heat. Stir well. Add lime juice, zest and mix well. (optional sugar is added here as well)
• Serve topped with chopped cilantro.

HAWAIIAN RICE

Steps:

• Cook the egg with a little salt and pepper, set aside.
• Heat oils, add onions & carrots.
• Stir fry until onions become translucent (about 2 minutes).
• Add the rice and continue to cook until the rice starts turning a light gold color.
• Slice the cooked egg into strips, add with the cooked chicken stirring while cooking to warm it up.
• Remove from element, add soy sauce, pepper and pineapple, return to element turning up to high heat, stir fry vigorously for thirty more seconds. (Pineapple gets flavorless if stir fried too much).
• Note: Always use cold cooked rice for stir fry & break apart with wetted fingers any clumps.

ISLAND-STYLE FRIED RICE

Steps:

• Bring the rice and water to a boil in a saucepan over high heat. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer until the rice is tender, and the liquid has been absorbed, 20 to 25 minutes. Let the rice cool completely.
• Heat 2 teaspoons of oil in a skillet over medium heat, and brown the luncheon meat and sausage. Set aside, and pour the beaten eggs into the hot skillet. Scramble the eggs, and set aside.
• Heat 2 tablespoons of oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat, and stir in the rice. Toss the rice with the hot oil until heated through and beginning to brown, about 2 minutes. Add the garlic powder, toss the rice for 1 more minute to develop the garlic taste, and stir in the luncheon meat, sausage, scrambled eggs, pineapple, and oyster sauce. Cook and stir until the oyster sauce coats the rice and other ingredients, 2 to 3 minutes, stir in the green onions, and serve.

HAWAIIAN RICE

Steps:

• 1. Pour syrup from the can into a sauce pan. Bring to a boil for approximately five minutes.
• 2. Lower heat and stir in brown sugar untill it disolves completely. Add ginger and soy and allow to sit on very low heat to keep warm.
• 3. On a grill place pinapple rings and cook for about four minutes on one side and one minute on the other side. ( you can broil them in the oven, but you should baste the rings with the sauce before broiling to help pinapple turn golden brown) place pinapple rings on top of rice, pour sauce over rice.
• I highly recommend adding grilled scallops or shrimp to this dish. enjoy.

HAWAIIAN FRIED RICE

Steps:

• Cook rice according to package directions. Meanwhile, in a Dutch oven, heat 1 tablespoon margarine over medium-high heat. Whisk eggs until blended; pour into pan. Mixture should set immediately at edge. As eggs set, push cooked portions toward center, letting uncooked portions flow underneath. When eggs are thickened and no liquid egg remains, remove to a cutting board and chop., In same pan, heat 1 tablespoon margarine over medium-high heat. Add Spam and onion; cook and stir until Spam is lightly browned, 6-8 minutes. Add mixed vegetables, garlic and pepper; cook until heated through. Stir in cooked rice, soy sauce and remaining 1/2 cup margarine; cook and stir until margarine is melted. Gently stir in eggs. If desired, top with sliced green onion.