Pineapple Fried Rice (Thai)

What goes in Pineapple Fried Rice

Here’s what you need to make Pineapple Fried Rice – the Thai way (the best way!). While it is of course best to make this with fresh pineapple when they’re ripe and at their prime, canned is perfectly acceptable (and a heck of a lot faster to prep!).

3 Thai Sauce Options

The right sauce is key to making a really tasty pineapple fried rice and this recipe offers 3 options, all of which are very tasty:

• Fish sauce + oyster sauce – truly authentic Thai, terrific caramelisation / depth of flavour. In fact, purists say it’s “illegal” to use soy sauce in Thai cooking. That if you do, it’s Chinese food not Thai!
• Soy sauce + oyster sauce – typically thought of as Thai homestyle.
• Soy sauce + Maggi seasoning* – commonly used by Thai restaurants outside of Thailand

* Thai Seasoning Sauce is a sauce with more flavour than soy sauce. Gold Mountain is the most common one in Australia. It is available in Asian stores and some grocery stores, and costs around $2 for a large bottle.

Feel free to use any cookable vegetables you want. I like using colourful veggies – on theme with this tropical dish!