Pineapple Rice With Cashews Food

PINEAPPLE FRIED RICE (THAI)

Steps:

• Heat oil in a wok or large non stick skillet over high heat.
• Add garlic and onion, cook for 1 minute.
• Add capsicum, cook for 1 minute.
• Add peas, stir for 30 seconds.
• Add rice and Sauce ingredients of choice. Cook, stirring constantly, for 2 minutes or until rice grains goes from being wet with sauce to sort of caramelised.
• Add pineapple, stir for just 30 seconds to warm through.
• Stir through green onions then serve!

PINEAPPLE RICE WITH CASHEWS

Steps:

• Drain pineapple juice from crushed pineapple in a measuring cup. Add coconut milk to equal 3 cups liquid, adding water if necessary.
• Add liquid to a large nonstick saucepan and bring to a gentle simmer then stir in all remaining ingredients EXCEPT Garnishes. Bring to a boil then cover and reduce heat to low (dial should be a little above lowest setting). Simmer for approximately 20 minutes or until rice is tender, stirring at 15 minutes, adding water if necessary.
• When rice is tender, remove from heat and let rest 5 minutes, covered.
• When ready to serve (not before), stir in lime juice, cilantro and cashews.
• Taste and season with freshly cracked salt and pepper and additional lime juice to taste if desired.

CHICKEN TERIYAKI WITH CASHEW PINEAPPLE RICE

Steps:

• Mix the first 7 ingredients and bring to a boil.
• Cool; divide in half.
• Use half to marinade 1-1 1/2 pounds boneless chicken breast or chicken breast tenders over night. Refrigerate other half to be used later.
• Prepare white rice for 4 people, as instructed on bag.
• Remove chicken from marinade and discard marinade. Grill or broil chicken while rice is cooking.
• Stir can of crushed pineapple (drained) and about 3/4 cup of cashew pieces into cooked rice.
• Reheat other half of marinade. Serve grilled chicken over rice mixture with sauce. Also serve any type oriental vegetables you desire (I recommend snowpeas, water chestnuts, cauliflower, broccoli and carrots.)
• My husband isn't crazy about pineapple so I've started serving it separate from the rice. That way I can add it but he doesn't have to.

PINEAPPLE RICE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350F degrees.
• Boil rice.
• Place 1/3 of rice in bottom of buttered baking dish.
• Cover with half of the pineapple, half the brown sugar, and half of the butter.
• Repeat with next 1/3 of rice and second half of pineapple, brown sugar and butter.
• cover with last 1/3 of rice and pour over pineapple juice.
• Bake covered for 30 minutes.

PRAWN, PINEAPPLE & CASHEW FRIED RICE

Steps:

• Heat 2 tsp of the oil in a large wok or non-stick frying pan on a medium heat. Tip in the egg and cook for 2-3 mins until the egg is set. Tip the omelette onto a board, cut into 1cm strips and set aside.
• Add the remaining oil to the pan and tip in the onion. Sizzle for 5 mins, then add the garlic paste, ginger paste and prawns. Stir-fry for 2-3 mins until the prawns defrost and turn pink. Add the peas, five-spice powder, rice, pineapple, soy and cashew nuts, and stir-fry for another 3 mins until piping hot.
• Stir the omelette strips into the rice and heat for 1 min. Finally, stir through the lime zest and juice. Serve with lime wedges for squeezing over.