Pineapple Chicken Fried Rice with Coconut Oil
Servings: 4
Preparation Time: 20 minutes
Ingredients:
- 2 cups uncooked rice
- 3 pieces chicken tenderloin
- salt and pepper
- 1/4 whole fresh pineapple
- 2 cloves garlic
- 1 teaspoon ginger, finely minced
- 1 scallion
- 2 tablespoons plus 3 tablespoons coconut oil
- 2 teaspoons fermented soy sauce
Directions:
Cook rice and set aside.
Tenderize chicken with the meat mallet. Season chicken with salt and pepper. Pan sear the chicken until fully cooked through. Rip chicken apart with 2 forks and set aside.
Cut the pineapple into small chunks. Finely mince the garlic and ginger. Chop the scallion.
Heat up a deep skillet or a wok with 2 tablespoons of coconut oil and stir-fry the finely minced ginger and garlic with the chopped scallions and pineapple for 2 minutes. Before you take out pineapple, add 2 teaspoons of fermented soy sauce and mix well. Put all the pineapple in a separate bowl and set aside.
Heat up the pan again with 3 tablespoons of coconut oil. Put in the rice, pineapple, and chicken. Stir-fry until well mixed and season with salt to taste and serve.
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