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Adobo Pineapple Fried Rice (Photo by Rene Astudillo)

Here’s a way to enjoy your pork adobo and pineapple fried rice all in one.  Add in some Chinese sausage and season with turmeric powder to give it that awesome flavor and nice yellow color.

You can mostly use leftover rice and pork adobo to create this entire new dish. And did I already say complete meal?

Ingredients

4 cups, cooked (or leftover) rice

2 cups, cooked pork adobo, chopped

2 pcs Chinese sausage, thinly sliced

1 cup celery, chopped

1/2 cup raisins

1 cup pineapple chunks

1/2 cup green onions, chopped

3 cloves garlic, peeled and crushed

1 small onion, chopped

1 small tomato, chopped

Salt and pepper to taste

1 tsp turmeric powder

2 tbps Olive oil

Directions

Heat Olive oil in a large pan. Add garlic and cook until browned. Add onions and cook until tender. Add tomatoes. Add pork adobo, Chinese sausage, celery and raisins. Cook for about three minutes, stirring constantly. Add in cooked rice. Add turmeric and salt and pepper to taste. Mix well. Cook until rice begins to turn crisp and yellow. Turn off heat and add pineapple slices. Transfer to a serving plate and garnish with green onions.

First published in https://mybaykitchen.wordpress.com/2017/04/24/adobo-pineapple-fried-rice/

Rene Astudillo is a writer, book author and blogger and has recently retired from more than two decades of nonprofit community work in the Bay Area. He spends his time between California and the Philippines.

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