Fried Rice with Pineapple
Topic: Rice
This is one of good additions to fried rice, pineapple. I tried it with tuna and chicken before and it was really good. Last night, I cooked it with shrimps and cabbage.

Ingredients:
3 cups cold cooked rice (Basmati rice if possible)
4 slices of pineapple (rings), sliced into small chunks
1 hotdog, sliced into small cubes
1 cup shrimps, peeled and sliced into halves lengthwise
1 medium carrot, sliced into small cubes
1 medium onion, sliced thinly
1 tbsp. grated ginger
2 cups cabbage, shredded
3 tbsp. light soy sauce
3 tbsp. cooking oil
Salt and pepper to taste
Chopped green onions

Directions:
1. Heat oil in a wok, stir fry the hotdog cubes for 1 minute. Drain on paper towels, set aside.
2. On the same oil, saute onion and ginger until aromatic, add shrimps and carrot cubes. Season with salt and pepper. Stir and cook until the shrimps color turns pink.
3. Add cabbage and pinepple, stir and cook for 2 minutes.
4. Add rice and light soy sauce (you can add more light soy sauce if desired), stir until all the ingredients are mixed together. Cook for 3-5 minutes.
5. Add the fried hotdog cubes and chopped green onions. Cook for 30 seconds. Turn off heat.

See also:
Tips on Cooking Fried Rice
Yang Chow Fried Rice
Shrimps Fried Rice

Rice with Fried Cauliflower, etc.
Topic: Rice
This is my version of rice with cauliflower. I fried the cauliflower first before adding it to the rice. One variation is cooking the rice together with the cauliflower but I prefer to cook it in this way. The reason was, I like the taste of fried cauliflower, that's all. LOL :D

Ingredients:
3 cups Basmati rice (long grain rice)
1 medium head of cauliflower, cut into florets
1 medium carrot, sliced
1 onion, sliced thinly
4 1/2 cup chicken broth
salt
1/4 cup cooking oil

Directions:
1. Wash the rice then drain for 30 minutes.
2. Heat oil in a pot, fry the cauliflower and carrots for 2 minutes. Drain on paper towels. Set aside. (Fry the vegetables in several batches)
3. On the same oil, saute the onion slices until transparent.
4. Stir in the drained rice and fry for 3 minutes over medium heat.
5. Add chicken broth and salt. Let it boil, simmer until the liquid are reduced.
6. Cover the pot and reduce the heat to low and cook for 25-30 minutes.
7. When the rice are done, add the fried vegetables. Mix well, transfer to a platter and top with fried fish or meat.

See also;
Arroz Mofalfal (Arabian Rice)
Fried Chicken Biryani

Arroz Caldo
Topic: Rice
Few days ago, my hubby said we did not able to eat Arroz Caldo for a long period of time, so maybe he missed the dish, hence I decided to cook one last night. When I cooked Arroz caldo, I never used glutenous rice, I just used jasmine rice instead of it since I found the glutenous very sticky. The starchy texture of jasmine rice is already good for me and my hubby likes it too. I always add vegetables too to complete the nutrients on it. Boiled quail eggs is also one of my favorite additions.

Ingredients:
1 1/2 cup jasmine rice
6 cups water
1 medium onion, sliced thinly
2 tbsp. butter

500 g chicken, sliced into serving portions
4 cups water
1 medium onion,minced
4 cloves garlic, crushed
2 thumb-sized ginger, crushed then minced
1 medium carrot,sliced into strips (optional)
2/3 cup sliced baguio beans, sliced thinly (optional)
2 tbsp. fish sauce or to taste
1 tsp. sugar
1/2 tsp. black pepper powder
salt and pepper to taste
2 tbsp. cooking oil

Garnish:
roast onion slices
1 dozen quail eggs, boiled

Directions:
1. Wash the rice once then drain.
2. Heat butter in a pot, saute slices of 1 onion until transparent, then stir fry the drained rice until lightly brown.
3. Add 6 cups water to the rice and cook over medium heat for 30 minutes, stir occassionally.
4. While waiting for the rice to cook, prepare the chicken. Heat 2 tbsp. oil in a separate pot. Saute garlic until golden brown, add onions and ginger, stir for a minute then add chicken slices and 4 cups water. Let it boil, remove scums as it rises, lower the heat.
5. Add fish sauce, sugar,black pepper, salt and pepper. Simmer for 2 minutes or until the chicken are done.
6. Add the vegetables, cook for 3 minutes.
7. Add the chicken mixture to the cooked rice. Stir to mix well and cook for 2 minutes more.
8. Garnish and serve.

Crab Fried Rice with Sprouts
Topic: Rice
This is the first fried rice that I cooked with crabs, and since crabmeat flakes will tend to be very tiny and less visible, I decided to cook it with the beaten egg so that the flakes will be mixed together with the egg lumps, hence it will be visible in the rice. I also added mung bean sprouts to add more taste (part of my experimentation again) and it was really good.

Ingredients:
2 1/2 cup cold cooked rice
2/3 cup cooked crab meat
1 cup mung bean sprouts
1 medium onion, thinly sliced
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 egg, beaten
1 tbsp. fish sauce
2 tbsp. soy sauce
1/2 tsp. sugar
salt and pepper to taste
2 stalks green onions, cut into 1 inch length
2 tbsp. cooking oil

Directions:
1. Heat oil in wok, stir fry the crab meat and garlic for few seconds over high heat, add onion then egg and fish sauce, stir and cook for 2 minutes, or until the egg are harden. Add the sprouts. Stir to blend well and cook for 1 minute.
2. Add rice, soy sauce, sugar, salt and pepper. Stir and cook for 3 minutes or until the rice are heated through.
3. Stir in green onions and cook for 1 minute. Serve.

See also:
Tips on Cooking Fried Rice

Seafoods Fried Rice
Topic: Rice
Being a seafoods and fried rice lover, this recipe became one of my favorites. It's a nice combination.

Ingredients:
3 cups cooked cold rice
2/3 cup cooked clams meat
2/3 cup shrimps
1 cup fried squid rings
1 medium carrot, sliced into small cubes
1 medium onion, sliced thinly
3 cloves garlic, crushed
1 tbsp. light soy sauce
3 tbsp. oyster sauce
1 egg, beaten
? tsp. sugar
Salt and pepper to taste
3 tbsp. cooking oil
1 stalk green onion, chopped

Directions:
1. Heat oil in a wok, saute garlic and onion for few seconds, add the shrimps, clams, carrot cubes and light soy sauce, stir fry until the shrimps are done.
2. Add rice, stir and cook for 4-5 minutes, add the oyster sauce, sugar, salt and pepper. Mix well.
3. Stir in the beaten egg, blend well with the rice mixture and cook for 2 minutes.
4. Turn off the heat and add the chopped green onions, mix well.
5. Serve with fried squidrings on top.

See also:
Yang Chow Fried Rice
Shrimp Fried Rice
Tuna Fried Rice
Tips on Cooking Fried Rice