Ingredients

• 1 cup Basmati or Jasmine Rice
• 1 can (20 oz.) pineapple tidbits, drained
• 3 green onions, chopped
• 1 large red chile, finely chopped
• 3 sprigs fresh cilantro, coarsley chopped
• 3 Tablespoons oil, divided
• 2 cups fresh shrimp, cleaned and deveined
• 2 each minced garlic
• 2 Tablespoons fish sauce
• 2 Tablespoons light soy sauce
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• fresh cilantro leaves, for garnish

Procedure

1. Prepare rice according to package directions and set aside.
2. In a medium bowl, combine pineapple, onions, chile and cilantro; mix and set aside.
3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in skillet, sauté shrimp until done.
4. Remove shrimp from skillet. In same skillet, over medium heat, add remaining oil.
5. Sauté garlic until golden brown.
6. Add cooked rice and stir.
7. Add fish sauce, soy sauce, and sugar.
8. Stir and heat thoroughly.
9. Fold in pineapple mixture and shrimp.
10. Heat through.
11. Garnish with cilantro and serve.

Optional Jerk Variation

Before sautéing the shrimp, toss them with 1 teaspoon jerk seasoning and allow them to rest for 5 to 10 minutes. Cook the shrimp and complete the fried rice as directed. The jerk seasoning complements the pineapple, chile, cilantro, garlic, fish sauce, and soy sauce while giving the shrimp a warmer Caribbean character. Finish each serving with a squeeze of fresh lime juice.