Pineapple Rice with Fried Egg

I love to finish dishes with fried eggs because the creamy richness provides the perfect punch to an otherwise plain meal.  Here I topped simple rice with fried eggs for an easy and super tasty dish.

Serves 4

Ingredients:

- 1 cup brown basmati rice

- 1 tablespoon butter

- 2 cups water

- 2 teaspoons olive oil

- ½ diced red onion

- ½ teaspoon grated ginger

- ½ teaspoon Chinese five -spice

- 1 cup diced pineapple

- 3 tablespoons peanut butter

- ¼ cup soy sauce

- 1 cup spinach

- ¼ cup chopped almonds

- 4 eggs

Instructions:

Combine rice, butter and water in a medium size saucepan and bring to a boil over medium-high heat.  Reduce to a simmer over low heat, cover and cook for 50 minutes.

Coat a wok with the oil and heat over high heat.  Add the onion and sauté for 3 minutes, stirring constantly.  Stir in the ginger and the Chinese five-spice and fry for 2 more minutes.  Mix in the cooked rice, pineapple, peanut butter and soy sauce.  Stir until the peanut butter is completely melted.  Continue to sauté for 10 minutes.  Fold in the spinach and chopped almonds.  Remove the wok from the heat. 

Heat a small buttered sauté pan over medium heat.  Fry the eggs to your liking.  Plate one egg atop a few large spoonfuls of the rice per person and serve.