Loading...Nasi Goreng
Nasi Goreng is an indonesian style fried rice that you normally have for breakfast! Yes indeed, fried rice with Egg for breakfast… We on the other hand prefer to have Nasi Goreng as a main meal and so we have it with Prawns or Chicken (but still include the egg!). You can make your own Nasi Goreng paste at home, however we mainly have this dish with leftover rice, and so a Jar of Nasi Goreng from the back of the fridge is generally what we use.
The beauty of this dish is its rather quick and simple to make. The trick is to have pre-cooked or left over rice which is cold. You simply fry the rice with the paste and add your choice of accompanying ingredients such as chicken, prawns, vegetables and eggs.
We like to make a simple plain omlette, roll it up and slice it into the Nasi Goreng. A fried egg works well too. There is no specific science with this dish and it is a case of add and taste. The Nasi Goreng paste add flavour and heat, soy sauce add chilli and some palm sugar brings the flavours together.
- 2 eggs, beaten
- salt & pepper to taste
- 35g Panchetta cubes (or bacon)
- 1 Medium Onion, medium sliced
- 3 chestnut mushrooms, cut into chunks
- 1 tbsp Nasi Goreng Paste
- 1 cup cooked peeled prawns
- 2-3 Cups cooked Rice
- 1 cooked flat omlette, sliced
- 1 Cup grean peas, cooked
- 1 tbsp tomato ketchup
- 2-3 tbsp light soy sauce
- 1 tsp dark soy sauce
- 1 tsp palm sugar (or brown sugar)
- ½ tsp oyster sauce
- ½ cup chopped coriander
- 2-3 spring onions, peeled and sliced
- In a small bowl beat the eggs together with the salt and pepper
- Fry in a non stick frying pan (low-medium) heat until it coats the bottom of the pan
- Allow to cook gently to achieve a smooth and flat finish (covering with a lid helps cooking)
- Set aside to cool
- When cooled roll the omelette up and slice into strips
- Heat a wok or frying pan (high heat)
- Fry off the pancetta until golden (2 minutes)
- Add the onion and fry (1 minute)
- Add the mushroom and fry (2-3 minutes)
- When the vegetables are cooked remove from the wok/pan and set aside
- Add 1.5 tbsp vegetable oil, sesame oil or ground nut oil
- Add the Nasi Goreng and fry for 30 seconds
- Add the cooked prawns and fry in the mixture
- Add the cooked rice and fry on a high heat making sure to coat and fry the rice well (1 minute)
- Add the soy sauces, oyster sauce,sugar, ketchup and the cooked vegetables, combine well (keep the heat high )
- Fry for 1 more minute then add the peas
- Keep frying for another minute then add the rest of the ingredients (sliced omlette, coriander and spring onions )
- Taste for seasoning and add more soy/sugar etc according to your taste requirements
What a great sounding recipe! I love all of the ethnic flavours to this dish. Thanks for sharing!
-Shannon