Nasi Goreng

Description

Nasi goreng is a very popular rice dish from Indonesia. Literaly meaning fried rice, it has so many variation throughout the archipelago.

Nasi goreng is usually served with a fried egg, crackers, fried chicken, and even satay. Extra chopped chili and shallot acar are common companion.

Ingredients

• 2 cup of cooked rice
• 5 cloves of shallots, chopped
• 5 cloves of garlic, chopped
• 1 tbs oil or butter
• Vegetables, chopped
• Meat or chicken, chopped
• 2 eggs
• Ketchup
• Salt and pepper
• Optional:
  • Soy sauce
  • Fish sauce
  • Onion powder
  • Garlic powder
  • Chili or chili sauce

Steps

1. Heat up butter on frying pan, sautee shallots and garlic.
2. Add meat and seasonings, sautee. Add vegetables, sautee.
3. Add rice, stir until seasonings blending well, but be gentle not to mush the rice. Reduce heat. Cook some more until looking done.
4. Eggs can be fried sunny side up style, medium or well done, or stirred and fried, than sliced up into thin strands.
5. Serve with chopped chili, soy sauce, acar, and kerupuk.

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