Spam Pineapple Fried Rice with Chili Fish Sauce
Crispy spam and sweet pineapple chunks tossed through fried rice, finished with a punchy chili fish sauce and served with cool cucumber, tomato, and green onion sides. The kind of one-pan dinner that feels restaurant-quality but takes 25 minutes.
- Total time
- 25 min
- Servings
- 4
- Calories
- 520
- Protein
- 18g
Ingredients
- 1 can spam (12 oz can)
- 3 cups cooked jasmine rice (day-old, chilled)
- 1.5 cups fresh pineapple chunks
- 2 large eggs
- 3 tbsp soy sauce
- 3 tbsp chili fish sauce (nam pla prik)
- 1 medium cucumber
- 1 cup cherry tomatoes
- 3 stalks green onions
Instructions
- 1
Slice spam into 1/4-inch cubes. Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat and cook spam until edges crisp, ~5 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- 2
Push spam to the side. Pour beaten eggs into the empty space and scramble until just set, ~2 minutes, then toss together with the spam.
- 3
Add cold rice, breaking up clumps as you stir. Cook for 3 minutes until grains separate and start to toast lightly.
- 4
Stir in pineapple chunks and soy sauce. Toss until pineapple is warm and everything is evenly coated, ~2 minutes.
- 5
Cut cucumber into sticks, halve tomatoes, slice green onions into 2-inch pieces.
- 6
Transfer fried rice to plates or a serving bowl. Drizzle chili fish sauce over the top and arrange cucumber sticks, tomatoes, and green onions on the side.
Tools you’ll need
- large 12-inch skillet or wok
- wooden spoon or rice spatula
- cutting board
- chef's knife
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