Pineapple Fried Rice

Ingredients

• Brown rice

  Medium-grain, raw

  1 cup or 190g

• Soy sauce

  Regular sodium, Shoyu

  3 tbsp or 48g

• Sesame oil

  Salad or cooking

  1 tbsp or 14g

• Ginger

  Spices, ground

  ½ tsp or 0.9g

• Pepper

  Spices, white

  ¼ tsp, ground or 0.6g

• Olive oil

  Salad or cooking

  2 tbsp or 27g

• Garlic

  Raw

  2 cloves, minced or 6g

• Onions

  Raw

  ½ medium or 55g

• Carrots

  Raw

  ½ cup chopped or 64g

• Corn

  Sweet, yellow, raw

  ½ cup or 73g

• Peas

  Green, frozen, unprepared

  ½ cup or 66g

• Pineapple

  Raw, all varieties

  2 ⅓ cup, chunks or 385g

• Scallions

  Spring onions or scallions (includes tops and bulb), raw

  4 ½ tbsp chopped or 27g

Directions

1. Cook brown rice as per package directions to yield 2 cups, cooked.
2. In a small bowl, whisk together soy sauce, sesame oil, ginger powder, and white pepper; set aside.
3. Heat olive oil in a large skillet or wok over medium-high heat. Add garlic and onion to the skillet, and cook, stirring often, until onions have become translucent, about 3-4 minutes. Stir in carrots, corn, and peas, and cook, stirring constantly, until vegetables are tender, about 3-4 minutes.
4. Stir in rice, pineapple, green onions and soy sauce mixture. Cook, stirring constantly, until heated through, about 2 minutes.
5. Recipe inspired by: http://damndelicious.net/2014/06/25/pineapple-fried-rice/