Nasi Goreng

Description

Nasi Goreng is the popular Indonesian fried rice which is traditionally served with a fried egg. I love the unique dark brown, caramelised colour of the rice! It's a simple recipe, you won't need to hunt down any unusual ingredients, and it's one of my favourite Indonesian foods - and I'm betting you will love it too.

Ingredients

• Oil
• Chicken breast
• Sweet soy sauce
• Garlic cloves
• Red chilli
• Onion, small, diced
• Cooked white rice
• Shrimp paste(optional)
• Eggs
• Green onion, sliced
• Tomato and cucumbers
• Fried shallots
• Lime wedges

Steps

1. Heat oil in a large skillet or wok over high heat.
2. Add chilli and garlic, stir for 10 seconds.
3. Add onion, cook for 1 minute.
4. Add chicken, cook until it mostly turns white, then add 1 tbsp kecap manis and cook for a further 1 minute or until chicken is mostly cooked through and a bit caramelised.
5. Add rice, 2 tbsp kecap manis and shrimp paste, if using. Cook, stirring constantly, for 2 minutes until sauce reduces down and rice grains start to caramelise (key for flavour!).
6. Serve, garnished with garnishes of choice (green onions, red chilli, fried shallots).
7. Make it a meal - traditional Indonesian style!: Serve with a fried egg sunny side up (runny yolk!), tomato wedges and slices of cucumber on the side.