Tuesday, December 30, 2025
HomeCookingHam and Pineapple Fried Rice {30-minute Dinner}

Ham and Pineapple Fried Rice {30-minute Dinner}


That basic pizza mixture however made into fried rice as an alternative. Personally, I believe pineapple works much better in fried rice anyway!
Prepared in half-hour!

A bowl of ham and pineapple fried rice with chunks of ham, pineapple, pepper and mushroom, topped with chopped spring onions and lemon wedges, a fork is resting in the bowl. There is a further bowl of rice in the background alongside a small dish of spring onions.

Nicky’s Notes

I LOVE how simple this dinner is to throw collectively. It’s the right approach to make use of up leftover cooked ham or gammon in a meal that the youngsters and adults love.

Fast tip: You do have to have cooked some rice prematurely for this, because the rice must be cooked and cooled.
I all the time prepare dinner additional rice, so I’ve rice within the freezer that I can thaw and use. However you possibly can prepare dinner the rice the identical day you make it. Simply unfold it out on a tray as soon as it’s cooked to chill it rapidly, then cowl and refrigerate till prepared to make use of.

I wish to drizzle over just a little sriracha on this. It additionally goes completely with some candy chilli sauce, or some simple candy and bitter sauce (try the notes part of the recipe card for a 5-minute candy and bitter sauce, utilizing the leftover juice from the tinned pineapple).

📋 Components for Ham Fried Rice

***Full recipe with detailed portions within the recipe card beneath***

A wooden board displays ingredients for ham and pineapple fried rice, including cooked rice, ham, red pepper, peas, onion, eggs, mushrooms, lemon, oils, soy sauce and seasonings.A wooden board displays ingredients for ham and pineapple fried rice, including cooked rice, ham, red pepper, peas, onion, eggs, mushrooms, lemon, oils, soy sauce and seasonings.
  • Use cooked and cooled lengthy grain white rice.
  • Remember to use pineapple in juice (not syrup) – you can too change with chunks or contemporary pineapple if most well-liked.
  • You should utilize leftover ham or gammon minimize into chunky items. You too can purchase chunks of ham within the grocery store, or you could possibly use shredded ham hock in case you like.

Abbreviated Recipe

***Full recipe with detailed steps within the recipe card beneath***

Fry up the greens, ham and pineapple within the 2 oils. Add cooked rice, soy sauce and garlic powder/granules and stir fry till scorching. Transfer the rice over within the pan and scramble 2 eggs within the area, then toss all the things along with just a little lemon juice. Serve topped with spring onions (scallions) and a drizzle of scorching sauce.

Recipe Ideas

  • Ensure that the boiled rice is cooled earlier than utilizing. This may assist cease it sticking collectively and can guarantee it absorbs extra flavour. You should utilize ready-cooked rice in case you’re quick on time.
  • If you wish to make a fast candy and bitter sauce to drizzle excessive, you can too expend the pineapple juice from the can. Merely combine the pineapple juice (round 120ml or 1/2 cup) with 1 tbsp malt vinegar, 4 tbsp darkish brown sugar and 90ml (1/3 cup) tomato ketchup. Stir and warmth in a pan for a few minutes till effervescent.
Overhead image of a bowl of Ham and Pineapple Fried Rice with chopped spring onions, diced vegetables, pineapple, and a lemon wedge on top, served in a black bowl on a grey surface next to a small dish of spring onions and a further bowl of fried rice.Overhead image of a bowl of Ham and Pineapple Fried Rice with chopped spring onions, diced vegetables, pineapple, and a lemon wedge on top, served in a black bowl on a grey surface next to a small dish of spring onions and a further bowl of fried rice.

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🍽️ What to serve it with

This can be a full dish, however in case you wished so as to add sides, how about:

Sesame prawn toast with sweet chilli sauce on a dark serving boardSesame prawn toast with sweet chilli sauce on a dark serving board

Make forward and Leftovers Information

Make Forward

Cook dinner the rice, then unfold it out in a big dish (so it should cool rapidly) cowl and refrigerate for as much as a day. Don’t depart cooked rice out at room temperature. Micro organism can develop on cooked rice in a short time, so it’s essential to:

  • Refrigerate it as rapidly as attainable
  • Don’t retailer for greater than 24 hours within the fridge, and
  • Totally reheat it.

Reheat in a wok, over a medium-high warmth, shifting it across the pan with a spatula, till piping scorching all through. You could want so as to add an additional splash of oil, because the rice may have absorbed the oil while within the fridge.
I’d additionally add an additional squeeze of lemon juice and a few contemporary chopped spring onions (scallions) on high earlier than serving.

Freezing

Cook dinner the rice, then unfold it out in a big dish (so it should cool rapidly) cowl and freeze.
As per the directions above – Don’t depart cooked rice out at room temperature. Micro organism can develop on cooked rice in a short time, so it’s essential to:

  • Freeze it as rapidly as attainable
  • Defrost within the fridge in a single day (and don’t retailer for greater than 24 hours)
  • Totally reheat it.

Reheat as per the make-ahead directions above.


📺 Watch methods to make it

  • Add the impartial oil and and the sesame oil to a wok over a medium–excessive warmth. Add the onion and prepare dinner, stirring commonly, for five minutes till the onion softens.

    1 tablespoon impartial oil, 1 tablespoon sesame oil, 1 onion

  • Add the crimson pepper, mushrooms, peas, ham, pineapple, salt and pepper. Cook dinner for an extra 3 minutes, stirring commonly.

    1 crimson, 10 button mushrooms, 115 g (2/3 cup) frozen peas, 150 g (1 cup) cooked ham chunks (or shredded ham), 400 g (14oz) can pineapple chunks in juice, drained, ¼ teaspoon salt, ¼ teaspoon floor black pepper

  • Add the cooked rice and improve the warmth to excessive. Toss all the things collectively utilizing a spatula.

    600 g (4 cups) cooked white long-grain rice, cooled

  • Add the soy sauce and garlic graniles and proceed to prepare dinner, shifting all the things across the pan commonly so it doesn’t stick, till the rice is scorching (this could take 5–6 minutes).

    2 tablespoons darkish soy sauce, ½ teaspoon garlic powder

  • As soon as the rice is scorching, push the rice over to the facet of the pan and crack the eggs into the area. Transfer the pan in order that the eggs are proper over the warmth. Transfer the eggs spherical slowly till they begin to scramble. As they scramble, combine the eggs into the rice.

    2 eggs

  • Add the lemon juice, stir and style. Add extra soy sauce or lemon juice if wanted.

    juice of ½ lemon

  • Divide between bowls and high with chopped spring onions, a drizzle of sriracha and a few lemon wedges.

    2 spring onions, sriracha or candy chilli sauce, lemon wedges

Cooled rice is essential!

Ensure that the boiled rice is cooled earlier than utilizing. This may assist cease it sticking collectively and can guarantee it absorbs extra flavour. You should utilize ready-cooked rice in case you’re quick on time.

Use the pineapple juice for a fast candy and bitter sauce!

If you wish to make a fast candy and bitter sauce to drizzle excessive, you can too expend the pineapple juice from the can. Merely combine the pineapple juice (round 120ml or 1/2 cup) with 1 tbsp malt vinegar, 4 tbsp darkish brown sugar and 90ml (1/3 cup) tomato ketchup. Stir and warmth in a pan for a few minutes till effervescent.

Make it vegetarian

Swap out the ham for a vegetarian different, resembling seitan.
Dietary info is approximate, per serving. This recipes serves 4.

Energy: 431kcal | Carbohydrates: 65g | Protein: 19g | Fats: 11g | Saturated Fats: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fats: 3g | Monounsaturated Fats: 5g | Trans Fats: 0.01g | Ldl cholesterol: 102mg | Sodium: 1178mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 16g

Diet info is robotically calculated, so ought to solely be used as an approximation.

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