Nasi Goreng
Nasi Goreng is an Indonesian dish which literally translates to Fried Rice. It is popularly referred to as the Indonesian National Dish. In my opinion, this is one of the ULTIMATE fried rice dishes, the flavour is simply incomparable. Although I prefer using BOTH chicken and prawns in this dish, you could opt for just one or the other if you like.
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups long grain rice
- 2 eggs lightly beaten
- 2 tbsp. vegetable oil
- 2 tbsp. sesame oil
- 1/2 tsp. salt or to taste
- 250 gm boneless chicken thighs or breast cut into small chunks
- 250 gm prawns peeled and deveined
- 1 tsp. garlic paste
- 1 tsp. ginger paste
- 1 red onion or shallot finely chopped
- 2 green onions chopped
- 2 tsp. fish sauce or shrimp paste or worcestershire sauce
- 1/2 tsp. black pepper powder
- 1-2 tbsp. sambal oelek or chilli garlic sauce
- 2 tbsp. sweet soy sauce or kecap mani
- 1 green chilli chopped
- 1/4 tsp. turmeric powder
- 1/2 tsp. coriander powder
- 1/2 tsp. cumin powder
- 1 carrot cubed and boiled OR grated (optional)
- 1/2 cup boiled peas optional
- 1 tbsp. chopped red chilli
- 1 tbsp. chopped fresh coriander
- sunny-side up eggs for garnishing optional
Instructions
- Wash and rinse out the rice, then soak for 30 minutes. Drain the water and boil the rice until cooked. Drain and set aside to cool. This can be done at least a few hours ahead or even a day before.Beat the eggs with sesame oil and salt, then set aside.Heat a large pan, add the veg oil. When very hot, add the red and green onions (reserve the green parts for garnishing) and stir fry for a couple of minutes. Add the ginger, garlic, pepper, shrimp paste, chopped chilli, turmeric, cumin and coriander powders. Then add the chicken and shrimp and stir-fry on high heat for another 2-3 minutes.Add the boiled rice, boiled peas and carrots and continue to stir-fry for another 3 minutes. Then add the chilli sauce or sambal oelek and soy sauce/kecap manis. Continue to stir fry for a couple of minutes.Finally, with the heat on high, make a hole in the center of the rice, then add the beaten eggs and scramble them into the rice. Continue to stir fry for another minute to ensure all the egg is cooked and well combined in the rice. Alternatively, you can cook the eggs as an omelette in a separate pan and then cut it up into strips and mix it into the rice before serving.Serve the rice with a sunny fried egg on top and a coriander, red chilli and green onion garnish.Enjoy!Â
salams!!What is shrimp paste?
salams!!What is shrimp paste??
W/Salaam, it is a sauce/paste
W/Salaam, it is a sauce/paste made from dried shrimp and used in many south asian and chinese cooking.
Is it a must to use the
Is it a must to use the shrimp paste?It is not available here or is there any option?
Thanks alot:)
You can leave it out. 🙂
You can leave it out. 🙂
how to make chilli garlic
how to make chilli garlic sauce?
You can get this at any
You can get this at any supermarket where they sell ketchup and other condiments. Alternatively, just add a bit of chilli and garlic to regular ketchup or tomato sauce and use.
Salam, where do u get sambal
Salam, where do u get sambal olek, n other sauce. Checked it all the supermarkets. But not available ,please advice thnx
W/Salaam, some sauces are
W/Salaam, some sauces are very difficult to find in Kenya, but I have given options of what you can use in place of those sauces that will work the same way. 🙂