Hello everybody, it is Jim, welcome to my recipe site. Today, I’m gonna show you how to make a special dish, nasi goreng. One of my favorites food recipes. This time, I am going to make it a bit tasty. This will be really delicious.
Nasi Goreng is one of the most favored of current trending meals in the world. It is easy, it’s fast, it tastes delicious. It’s appreciated by millions daily. Nasi Goreng is something that I have loved my whole life. They’re fine and they look wonderful.
Read Customer Reviews & Find Best Sellers. Nasi Goreng is traditionally served with a fried egg and a side of fresh vegetables (commonly plain juicy wedges of tomato and cucumber). Both these side options are very typical in various parts of Asia to add protein and vegetables to a plate to turn something carb-heavy into a meal.
To get started with this particular recipe, we have to first prepare a few components. You can have nasi goreng using 20 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you cook it.
The ingredients needed to make Nasi Goreng:
- Prepare For the spice paste :
- Take 2 garlic cloves, peeled
- Get 2 shallots, peeled
- Get 3 bird eye chilies
- Get 1 tsp salt
- Take 1/2 tsp shrimp paste (optional)
- Make ready For the stir fry :
- Get Cooked long grain rice (this must be cold)
- Prepare 2 tbsp vegetable oil plus extra for frying the eggs
- Make ready 2 chicken breasts, cut into a dice
- Get 4 beaten eggs
- Make ready 1 tsp chicken powder
- Make ready 3 tbsp sweet soy sauce
- Prepare For the garnish :
- Prepare 1/2 cucumber, slices
- Take 1 half Cherry tomatoes, cut in a half
- Make ready 1 spring onion, roughly chopped
- Get 1-2 fried eggs
- Get Handful crispy shallots
- Make ready Handful prawn crackers
In addition to kecap manis, the country's ubiquitous sweet soy sauce, terasi (Indonesian shrimp paste) is what sets nasi goreng apart from other fried-rice variations you'll see in other countries. Terasi is an umami bomb that pervades both your kitchen and your senses. This dish can be enjoyed by itself or as the basis of a larger meal, for example with a rijsttafel. Nasi goreng can be considered the national dish, or at least one of Indonesian national dishes.
Instructions to make Nasi Goreng:
- Cook the long grain rice. Let it cool and and put aside.
- For the spice paste, blend all of the spice ingredients together using mortar and pestle or chopper or food processor. Set aside.
- For the stir fry, heat the oil in a wok over a high heat until shimmering hot then add the beaten eggs, make it like a scramble eggs and set aside. Using the remaining oil in the wok, add the chicken and fry for a minute or so, then add the spice paste and the scramble eggs and stir well, cooking for 4-5 minutes.
- Add the cooked rice and stir until its all been incorporated. Season with sweet soy sauce and chicken stock powder, to taste.
- Heat a little of oil in frying pan over a medium heat and fry the egg and cooked to your liking.
- To serve, put the rice in a plate, place the cucumber, tomatoes and crackers on the side of the rice, then place the egg on top, sprinkle with chopped spring onion and crispy shallots.
Like many national dishes, there are as many versions of the recipes as families in Indonesia. An authentic nasi goreng recipe (fried rice in Indonesian) should at the minimum include key ingredients like kecap manis, belacan or terasi (shrimp paste. Then add in the garlic and stir-fry for another few seconds. While nasi goreng is available in Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore, the Indonesian version is my favorite. Topped with a fried egg (a distinctive note of Indonesian's version), nasi goreng is a meal that is both hearty and gratifying.
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