aka 重芝士叉燒菠蘿焗飯. What do you do with leftover char siu (BBQ pork)? You make this of course. Char siu and egg fried tomato flavoured rice with sweet juicy pineapple, and topped with lots and lots of cheese.
I always have leftover char siu every time we buy char siu back home as an “extra dish” for dinner, I don’t know why. I guess it’s an Asian thing to do – buying a lot so then you can have it again and again for the next few meals. One day I saw this leftover char siu sitting in my fridge, and I was thinking how I could make it tasty again, and then I saw cold leftover rice from the night before. The idea of char siu fried rice came into my head, but I didn’t want to make a regular char siu fried rice, so I thought about what “unique” types of fried rice I could make, and the image of the Hong Kong style baked pork chop rice appeared in my brain – that was when I was inspired to make a tomato based fried rice.
However, I wanted to add something special to this baked rice dish. I decided to add something sweet that would pair well with something savoury – pineapples. Wow! That was the best decision I’ve ever made. Top it off with lots and lots of mozzarella cheese, and you got the best baked rice dish ever.
It’s sort of like leftovers in a newly baked dish, but it doesn’t taste like leftovers at all. I just gave you the best hack to use up all that leftover char siu. You’re very welcome.
If you do try out this recipe, be sure to leave a comment and/or give it a rating! I’d also love to see your creations so don’t forget to tag me on Instagram!
Super Cheesy BBQ Pork Char Siu & Pineapple Baked Rice Casserole
Ingredients
- 2 tbsp vegetable oil
- ½ medium onion (chopped)
- 4 garlic cloves (minced)
- 2 large eggs (beaten)
- 2 bowls of cold leftover rice
- 250 g BBQ Pork Char Siu (chopped)
- 4 tbsp tomato paste
- 1 tbsp hot water
- 1 large tomato (wedges)
- 1 stalk green onion (chopped)
- 200 g pineapple (chopped)
- ½ cup shredded mozzarella cheese
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 375°F.
- In a large wok/frying pan over medium-high heat, add in 1 tbsp of the oil. Once the oil has heated, stir fry the garlic and onion and cook until onion becomes translucent.
- Clear a space in the centre and add in the remaining vegetable oil. Pour in the eggs and stir until its 50% cooked. Add in the rice and stir fry it to make fried rice, and until the rice is no longer in clumps.
- Stir fry in the char siu and cook for a few minutes.
- Add in the tomato paste, hot water (helps to break apart the tomato paste), and tomato wedges. Stir fry everything together. Season with salt and pepper. Mix in the green onion. Scoop everything into a baking dish and add the pineapple inside the rice. Top with lots and lots of cheese! (You can also add cheese in between the rice).
- Bake for 10 minutes and then switch to the broil setting to the highest setting to achieve the golden brown colour on top. (Keep an eye on it so that it doesn’t burn!). Serve and enjoy!
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