Fried Rice Indonesian Style (Nasi Goreng)

Fried Rice Indonesian Style – Nasi Goreng


Ingredients:

Long-grain rice 400 g (2 cups)
Water 625 ml (2 ½ cups)
Salt 2 tsp
Chicken breast 1, diced
Vegetable oil or margarine 2 Tbsp
Onions 2 large, peeled and sliced
Vegetable oil or margarine 2 Tbsp
Onions 2, large, peeled and sliced
Garlic 2 cloves, peeled and chopped
Coriander (Ketumbar) ½ tsp, ground
Galangal (laos) ½ tsp, ground
Dried prawn (shrimp) paste (terasi) 1 pea-size piece
Red chili 1, crushed
Sweet soy sauce (kecap manis) 2 Tbsp
Cooked prawns (shrimps) About 225 g (1 cup)
Fried egg 1

Method:

  1. Was rice twice and drain. Transfer to a saucepan and add water and salt. Bring to the boil and simmer uncovered until all liquid has been absorbed.
  2. Cover, lower heat and cook for 15 minutes more. After rice is cooked, set aside until sufficiently  cool
  3. Fry diced chicken in oil or margarine until light brown. Add sliced onions and sauté with chicken until onions brown
  4. Lower heat and add chopped garlic , coriander, galangal, and dried prawn paste. Stir well and add crushed red chili, Fry about 1 minute
  5. Add soy sauce and prawns, mixing thoroughly. Finally, add pre-cooked rice. Maintain a low, steady heat and stir constantly until rice turns light brown
  6. In indonesia, Nasi Goreng Istimewa (Fried  Rice  Special) is  fried rice topped with a fried egg

Note: though chicken and prawns are used in this recipe, any kind of meat or fish will do as well, as long as it is properly diced.

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