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Pineapple Fried Rice with Tofu

This is a sweet fried rice with a pleasing bite of ginger. Before you begin to stir-fry, cook rice if you don’t have any left over, and have everything prepped and close at hand.

Recipe information

  • Yield

    serves 4

Ingredients

1

/2 cake firm tofu (about 8 ounces)

1

/3 cup soy sauce

1

teaspoon dark sesame oil

3

tablespoons vegetable oil

3

garlic cloves, minced or pressed

1

tablespoon grated peeled ginger root

1

/2 teaspoon Chinese chili paste (optional)

1

red or orange bell pepper, diced

1

stalk celery, diced

2

scallions, minced

1

20-ounce can of unsweetened pineapple chunks, drained, or 2 cups fresh pineapple chunks

4

cups cooked jasmine, sushi, or brown rice

Toasted cashews

Need to make a substitution?

Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Cut the tofu into 1/2-inch cubes and place them in a bowl. Pour the soy sauce and sesame oil over the cubes and stir gently. Set aside.

    Step 2

    In a wok or large skillet, heat the vegetable oil. Add the garlic, ginger, and chili paste and stir-fry on medium heat for a minute. Add the peppers, celery, scallions, and the tofu with the marinade, and continue to stir-fry until the vegetables are tender, about 5 minutes. Add the pineapple and rice and stir-fry until the rice is hot, about 3 minutes. Serve topped with toasted cashews.

  2. Serving & menu ideas

    Step 3

    This spicy-sweet fried rice is enough, but if you want a side dish, choose Sesame Broccoli (page 193). Pass a plate of Butterscotch Icebox Cookies (page 279) for dessert.

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From Moosewood Restaurant Simple Suppers: Fresh Ideas for the Weeknight Table. Copyright © 2017 by Moosewood Collective. Published by Clarkson Potter, an imprint of Penguin Random House, LLC. Buy the full book from ThriftBooks or Amazon.