• Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Skip to footer

Lucy Loves

A charming food blog with recipes and other ramblings which may or may not be of interest to you

  • Home
  • Blog
  • About Lucy
  • Recipes
    • Recipe A-Z
  • Contact Lucy Loves
  • Lucy Loves Press Page
  • My Privacy and Cookies Policy
    • Cookie Policy
  • Reviews and That

October 25, 2021 By Lucy Leave a Comment

Crispy Pork and Pineapple Bowls

Crispy Crispy Pork and Pineapple Bowls recipe from Lucy Loves Food Blog

Crispy Pork and Pineapple Bowls recipe

I’m definitely in the yes please camp when it comes to adding fruit to a savoury dish. Pineapple on a pizza, pork and apricots, lemon chicken, I love them all. I know the whole fruit/meat concept is a little on the 70’s side, but these Crispy Pork and Pineapple Rice Bowls are anything but unfashionable.

We eat so much rice in our family, I spend a lot of time trying to make it new and interesting. These Crispy Pork and Pineapple Bowls utilise leftover rice, so they’re not only budget friendly, they’re bloody delicious. The crispy pork element comes in the form of finely chopped pork belly slices, also on the good value side, cooked until the fat has rendered and it’s golden and sizzling. The rice dish is flavoured with spring onions, garlic and ginger and seasoned with plenty of soy and sesame oil. The pineapple star of the show comes from a tin, but if you have a fresh pineapple which needs eating up, then fill your boots. It adds sweetness, cuts through the pork and salty rice and just makes the whole bowl sing.

This recipe has so many things going for it; a)it’s frugal food at it’s finest b) it’s made in one pot and c) it’s so easy, someone else could make it for you in less than 25 minutes, if you have family members who know where your kitchen is, that is.

Crispy Crispy Pork and Pineapple Bowls recipe from Lucy Loves Food Blog

We quite often have leftover cooked rice, such is my inability to gauge how much rice feeds a family of 4. You could use those sachets of pre cooked rice or just cook rice and let it cool before using in this recipe, if leftovers are not your thing. I used lazy garlic and ginger, because I was feeling lazy, and I have even managed to find garlic and ginger in the same jar; my love of a shortcut in the kitchen knows no bounds.

If you’re cooking rice specifically for this, do this first; rinse the cooked rice in cold water and leave to drain and cool completely. For the pork, take a sturdy high sided pan and heat over a medium high flame, there’s no need to add more oil here as the pork is fatty. Cut your pork belly strips into small, thin pieces, season with salt and pepper then toss into the hot pan and cook until golden and sizzling. This took around 10 minutes.

Crispy Crispy Pork and Pineapple Bowls recipe from Lucy Loves Food Blog

A top tip is to leave the pork to brown without moving for the first few minutes to ensure maximum crispiness.

Crispy Crispy Pork and Pineapple Bowls recipe from Lucy Loves Food Blog

Now, if you’re not a fan of oil, drain off all but 2 tablespoons of the pork fat. I love the flavour of pork fat, so left all of it right there in the pan and it tasted just amazing, so it’s entirely up to you. Next tip in the finely chopped spring onions and garlic and ginger. Cook them for a minute or two, to just soften.

Crispy Crispy Pork and Pineapple Bowls recipe from Lucy Loves Food Blog
Crispy Crispy Pork and Pineapple Bowls recipe from Lucy Loves Food Blog

Now add the cooled/leftover/packet rice and stir well, so it heats up and takes on all the pan flavours.

Crispy Crispy Pork and Pineapple Bowls recipe from Lucy Loves Food Blog

Season with the soy sauce and sesame oil and stir again. Then tip in the pineapple, stirring again.

Crispy Crispy Pork and Pineapple Bowls recipe from Lucy Loves Food Blog
Crispy Crispy Pork and Pineapple Bowls recipe from Lucy Loves Food Blog
Crispy Crispy Pork and Pineapple Bowls recipe from Lucy Loves Food Blog

Finally stir in the zest and juice of a lime, have a huge mouthful and check for seasoning, then stir through a handful of fresh coriander.

Crispy Crispy Pork and Pineapple Bowls recipe from Lucy Loves Food Blog
Crispy Crispy Pork and Pineapple Bowls recipe from Lucy Loves Food Blog

And that’s it. Serve in great big, piping hot bowlfuls, with or without a green vegetable on the side.

Crispy Crispy Pork and Pineapple Bowls recipe from Lucy Loves Food Blog
Crispy Crispy Pork and Pineapple Bowls recipe from Lucy Loves Food Blog
Crispy Crispy Pork and Pineapple Bowls recipe from Lucy Loves Food Blog

This bowl of food is everything I love about mid week cooking. Great value, comforting and surely the pineapple counts as one of your five a day?

Lucy x

Crispy Pork and Pineapple Bowls recipe

Serves 4, generously

You will just need a large high sided frying pan

400g pork belly slices, cut into small thin pieces

Salt and pepper

6 spring onions, finely chopped

2 garlic cloves, crushed, or a teaspoon lazy garlic

An inch fresh ginger, chopped, or a teaspoon lazy ginger

800g cooked rice, cold, this is about 300g uncooked rice

6 tablespoons light soy sauce, use less if yours is dark soy

3 tablespoons sesame oil

4 pineapple rings (half a large 800g tin), drained and cut into cubes, or half a fresh pineapple

Juice and zest of one fresh lime

A handful fresh coriander

Extra soy, to serve, and a green vegetable, if you like

Take a large high sided pan and heat over a medium high flame. Add the finely chopped pork belly slices, seasoned with salt and pepper, and cook until crisp, golden and smelling amazing; this takes around 10 minutes. If you have a lot of fat, drain off all but 2 tablespoons (I didn’t drain mine as I love the taste of the pork fat with the rice).

Add the finely chopped spring onions, garlic and ginger and stir and cook for a minute or two just to soften slightly. Tip in the cooked rice and stir well to coat in all the flavours and heat through. Add the soy and sesame oil, stir again then tip in the drained pineapple chunks and cook for another couple of minutes until the dish is piping hot.

Stir through the zest and juice of a lime and a handful of freshly chopped coriander. Taste to see if any more soy sauce is needed, then serve, piping hot with a green vegetable of your choosing.

Any leftovers will keep, well covered, in the fridge for another couple of days.

Lucy Loves Food Blog

print

Filed Under: Bonfire Night, Family Meals, Frugal, Main courses, One Pot, Pork, Recipes, Rice




Reader Interactions

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

Primary Sidebar

ABOUT LUCY

I am Lucy. A barely 50 year old with roles a-plenty. Mum to two boys and a dog, wife, PA and now blogger. We live in the suburbs of SW London and pretty much constantly have our noses in the trough. Read More…

Have a little look at these

Lemony Carbonara Recipe from Lucy Loves Food Blog

A Lemony Spaghetti Carbonara

Spiced-golden-mile-recipe-lucyloves-foodblog

Spiced Golden Milk

Ginger-oat-crunchies-lucyloves-foodblog

Ginger and Oat Crunchies

Passionfruit-mojito-recipe-lucyloves-foodblog

A Friday Passionfruit Mojito

lucyck

lucyck
Like your morning coffee, but just a touch sweeter Like your morning coffee, but just a touch sweeter, these Caramel Coffee Blondies are quick and will perk you right up. Ps sorry about the pigs trottery hand shot 😬
.
.
.
.
.
#lucyloves #foodblogger #instablogger #instablog #britainsbesthomecooks_ #foodie #foodphotography #foodpics #frommytable #fromscratch #caramel #coffee #baking #devourpower #huffposttaste #comfortfood #food52 #recipes #instafood #f52community #instafoodblog #instafoodie #london #foodspotting #eat #delicious #recipetesting #homecooking #homecook
Watch it start to piss down as I reveal my savoury Watch it start to piss down as I reveal my savoury picnic loaf. Mine features salami, nuts and dried fruit. Yours can feature whatever you fancy/have lurking in the fridge 
.
.
.
.
.
#lucyloves #foodblogger #instablogger #instablog #britainsbesthomecooks_ #foodie #foodphotography #foodpics #frommytable #fromscratch #devourpower #huffposttaste #comfortfood #food52 #recipes #instafood #f52community #summerfood #picnic #baking #instafoodblog #instafoodie #london #foodspotting #eat #delicious #recipetesting #homecooking #homecook
If you’re planning some sort of celebration this If you’re planning some sort of celebration this weekend or even if you’re not, this Brooklyn Blackout Cake is a huge, chocolatey beauty of a bake 👑
.
.
.
.
.
#lucyloves #foodblogger #instablogger #instablog #britainsbesthomecooks_ #foodie #foodphotography #foodpics #frommytable #fromscratch #devourpower #huffposttaste #comfortfood #food52 #recipes #instafood #f52community #brooklynblackout #coronation #fitforaking #instafoodblog #instafoodie #london #foodspotting #eat #delicious #recipetesting #homecooking #homecook
These Coronation Chicken Scotch Eggs have been on These Coronation Chicken Scotch Eggs have been on my mind for a while. Once you taste these regal treats they’ll be on yours too 
.
.
.
.
.
#lucyloves #foodblogger #instablogger #instablog #britainsbesthomecooks_ #foodie #foodphotography #foodpics #frommytable #fromscratch #coronationchicken #coronation #scotcheggs #partyfood #devourpower #huffposttaste #comfortfood #food52 #recipes #instafood #f52community #instafoodblog #instafoodie #london #foodspotting #eat #delicious #recipetesting #homecooking #homecook
Pasta’s usually a bit of a bin dinner in our hou Pasta’s usually a bit of a bin dinner in our house but these shells with bacon, spinach and ricotta are a far more elegant affair 
.
.
.
.
.
#lucyloves #foodblogger #pasta #midweekmeals #instablogger #instablog #britainsbesthomecooks_ #foodie #foodphotography #foodpics #frommytable #fromscratch #devourpower #huffposttaste #comfortfood #food52 #recipes #instafood #f52community #instafoodblog #instafoodie #london #foodspotting #eat #delicious #recipetesting #homecooking #homecook
Is it even Easter if you haven’t made Rice Krisp Is it even Easter if you haven’t made Rice Krispie nests? These are made with my new favourite @cadburyuk Caramilk and they’re borderline addictive 
.
.
.
.
.
#lucyloves #foodblogger #instablogger #instablog #britainsbesthomecooks_ #foodie #foodphotography #foodpics #frommytable #fromscratch #devourpower #huffposttaste #easter #easternests #krispietreats #comfortfood #food52 #recipes #instafood #f52community #instafoodblog #instafoodie #london #foodspotting #eat #delicious #recipetesting #homecooking #homecook
This @ottolenghi inspired Rice with Lamb and Spice This @ottolenghi inspired Rice with Lamb and Spiced Chicken would make a beyond tasty, slightly show-offy change to your usual Easter roast 
.
.
.
.
.
#lucyloves #foodblogger #instablogger #instablog #britainsbesthomecooks_ #foodie #foodphotography #foodpics #frommytable #fromscratch #devourpower #huffposttaste #comfortfood #food52 #recipes #instafood #f52community #easter #lamb #ottolenghi #instafoodblog #instafoodie #london #foodspotting #eat #delicious #recipetesting #homecooking #homecook
Making one piece of steak feed 3-4 makes my Beef C Making one piece of steak feed 3-4 makes my Beef Chow Mein much cheaper and far less gloopy than a crappy takeaway ❤️
.
.
.
.
.
#lucyloves #foodblogger #instablogger #instablog #britainsbesthomecooks_ #foodie #foodphotography #foodpics #frommytable #fromscratch #devourpower #huffposttaste #comfortfood #food52 #recipes #instafood #f52community #beef #fakeaway #chowmein #instafoodblog #instafoodie #london #foodspotting #eat #delicious #recipetesting #homecooking #homecook
If funds are low and you’re a hoarder of jam jar If funds are low and you’re a hoarder of jam jars like myself these Victoria Sponge Cake Jars are the Mother’s Day gift for you 💖 
.
.
.
.
.
#lucyloves #foodblogger #instablogger #instablog #britainsbesthomecooks_ #foodie #foodphotography #foodpics #frommytable #fromscratch #devourpower #huffposttaste #comfortfood #food52 #recipes #instafood #f52community #mothersday #cakejars #victoriasponge #homemadegifts #instafoodblog #instafoodie #london #foodspotting #eat #delicious #recipetesting #homecooking #homecook
My Roasted Gnocchi with Sausage is the bloody tast My Roasted Gnocchi with Sausage is the bloody tasty product of a fruitful fridge forage and a total lethargy for cooking mid week meals 
.
.
.
.
.
#lucyloves #foodblogger #instablogger #instablog #britainsbesthomecooks_ #foodie #foodphotography #foodpics #frommytable #fromscratch #traybake #sausages #gnocchi #devourpower #huffposttaste #comfortfood #food52 #recipes #instafood #f52community #instafoodblog #instafoodie #london #foodspotting #eat #delicious #recipetesting #homecooking #frugalfood
These Mini Dutch Baby Pancakes *mine were fat babi These Mini Dutch Baby Pancakes *mine were fat babies can I just say* will make your Shrove Tuesday a slaving over a hot stove free zone 🥞
.
.
.
.
.
#lucyloves #foodblogger #instablogger #instablog #britainsbesthomecooks_ #foodie #foodphotography #foodpics #frommytable #fromscratch #pancakes #shrovetuesday #pancakeday #dutchbabies #devourpower #huffposttaste #comfortfood #food52 #recipes #instafood #f52community #instafoodblog #instafoodie #london #foodspotting #eat #delicious #recipetesting #homecooking #homecook
This Salted Caramel Espresso Martini may be the be This Salted Caramel Espresso Martini may be the best after dinner cocktail ever *and means you don’t have to make a pud*❤️
.
.
.
.
.
#lucyloves #foodblogger #instablogger #instablog #britainsbesthomecooks_ #foodie #foodphotography #cocktails #friday #espressomartini #frommytable #fromscratch #devourpower #huffposttaste #comfortfood #food52 #recipes #instadrink #cocktails #f52community #instafoodblog #instafoodie #london #drinkspotting #drink #delicious #recipetesting #valentines
Load More… Follow on Instagram

Footer

ABOUT LUCY

I am Lucy. A barely 50 year old with roles a-plenty. Mum to two boys and a dog, wife, PA and now blogger. We live in the suburbs of SW London and pretty much constantly have our noses in the trough. Read More…

stay connected

  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Pinterest
  • Twitter

Sign up here for the Lucy Loves monthly newsletter






 

All copy and images copyright Lucy Loves unless otherwise indicated.

This website uses cookies
This website uses cookies to improve your experience. We'll assume you're ok with this, but you can opt-out if you wish.Accept Cookies Reject Cookies Read More
Privacy & Cookies Policy

Privacy Overview

This website uses cookies to improve your experience while you navigate through the website. Out of these, the cookies that are categorized as necessary are stored on your browser as they are essential for the working of basic functionalities of the website. We also use third-party cookies that help us analyze and understand how you use this website. These cookies will be stored in your browser only with your consent. You also have the option to opt-out of these cookies. But opting out of some of these cookies may affect your browsing experience.
Necessary
Always Enabled
Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly. This category only includes cookies that ensures basic functionalities and security features of the website. These cookies do not store any personal information.
Non-necessary
Any cookies that may not be particularly necessary for the website to function and is used specifically to collect user personal data via analytics, ads, other embedded contents are termed as non-necessary cookies. It is mandatory to procure user consent prior to running these cookies on your website.
SAVE & ACCEPT