Hawaiian Luau Rice Recipes

HAWAIIAN LUAU RICE

Steps:

• The day or two before, wash your rice thoroughly. Add 1 cup of basmati rice and 1.5 cups of water to your pan and cover and simmer for 12 minutes. Remove from heat and allow to sit for 10 minutes. Fluff rice with fork. One cup of basmati rice when cooked will yield about 2 and 3/4 cup rice. Allow rice to completely cool and place in the refrigerator over night. (You can use other leftover rice as well like Jasmine or short grain rice.)
• Toast your coconut in a non-stick skillet until in is toasty brown. Set aside.
• Toast the macadamia nuts in a dry pan until toasty. Chop coarsely. Set aside. (optional)
• Place your coconut oil, onions, garlic, ginger in the pan until aromatic. Add the ham and cook quickly until lightly golden.
• Add your cooked basmati rice, chicken powder and white pepper and mix quickly in your pan until all of the rice is covered evenly with the coconut oil and seasoning. Add the pineapple, green onions and toasted coconut back into the pan and continue stirring quickly, just until warmed. Reserve a little toasted coconut and green onions on the side for garnishing.
• Serve on plate and garnish with toasted crushed macademia nuts, toasted coconut and green onions. Enjoy!

HAWAIIAN LUAU FRIED RICE

Steps:

• Cook rice according to package directions for 6 cups cooked rice; set aside.
• Add shredded coconut to a pan over medium-high heat. Stir constantly until coconut begins to turn golden brown.
• Remove coconut completely from the pan; set aside.
• Using the same pan over medium-high heat, add vegetable oil, onion, ginger, bell pepper and ham and sauté until ham begins to turn golden brown and red pepper and onion are tender.
• Add cooked rice, pineapple, sesame oil, soy sauce and toasted coconut to the pan and cook, stirring constantly, until heated through and well combined.
• Remove from heat.
• Serve and garnish with green onion.