Pineapple Fried Rice

Description
Contributed by World Recipes Y-Group
 * Categories: Oriental
 * Yield: 4 Servings

Ingredients

 * 1 large fresh pineapple, trimmed and diced
 * 2 cups cooked long-grain white rice
 * 1 oz Chinese dried mushrooms
 * 1 small onion, finely chopped
 * 2 tbsp oil, preferably peanut
 * ¼ lb Chinese long beans - (or green beans),
 * 2 eggs
 * 2 tbsp dark soy sauce
 * 1 tbsp fish sauce (optional)

Directions

 * 1) Carefully cut off and save the pineapple top, leaving about 1-inch of the pineapple under the leaves.
 * 2) Scoop out the inside fruit leaving the skin of the pineapple whole to use as a bowl for the fried rice.
 * 3) Coarsely chop the pineapple meat.
 * 4) Soak the dried mushrooms in warm water for 20 minutes until they are soft.
 * 5) Squeeze the excess liquid from the mushrooms and remove and discard their stems.
 * 6) Cut the caps into small dice.
 * 7) Heat a wok or large frying pan until it is hot.
 * 8) Then add the oil and wait until it is almost smoking.
 * 9) Add the mushrooms, onions, beans and stir-fry for one minute.
 * 10) Mix in the cooked rice and stir-fry it for one minute.
 * 11) Add the eggs, soy sauceand fish sauce and continue to stir-fry for five minutes over high heat.
 * 12) Add the chopped pineapple and continue to stir-fry for about two minutes.
 * 13) Scoop the mixture into the hollowed-out pineapple shell, replace the top and serve the remaining rice on a platter.
 * 14) Enjoy.