Nasi Goreng Indonesian Fried Rice
 
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A super easy to prepare dish that everyone must try. This is a great introduction into the vast flavours of Indonesian cuisine!
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Recipe type: Main
Cuisine: Indonesian
Serves: 3 to 4
Ingredients
  • Ingredients:
  • 5 Tbs. oil
  • 600 grams or 1.32 lb. or day old and refrigerated rice*
  • 1-2 Tbs. sweet soy sauce
Spices (ground) :
  • 5 shallots
  • 3 garlic cloves
  • 3 to 5 red chillies, adjust to taste
  • ½ tsp. dried shrimp paste
Garnishes:
  • sliced cucumbers
  • sliced tomato
  • fried shallots
  • fried eggs (per the book image)
Instructions
  1. Saute ground spices in oil until fragrant and thoroughly cooked. Add rice and sweet soy sauce. Mix well until rice becomes warm. Serve fried rice with fried eggs, finely sliced cucumber and fried shallots.
Notes
*Note: To make the rice use cooled rice, preferably rice that has been cooked and stored overnight in the refrigerator. Newly-cooked rice breaks easily and sticks to the frying pan -- this is the key to perfect fried rice!

**Please read "My Substations" in the article above for additional tips.
Recipe by Spicie Foodie ™ at https://www.spiciefoodie.com/2010/03/15/nasi-goreng-indonesian-fried-rice-2/