Last week one of the contestants had to make nasi goreng in one of the professional restaurants, Suka, a Malaysian restaurant in the Sanderson Hotel, London. This dish was apparently the most popular dish on the menu, which really surprised me as I like fried rice, but it’s not something that I would generally order as a main meal in a restaurant. I felt I should do a bit of research and discovered that it is Indonesian or Malaysian fried rice, is often served for breakfast and has many many variations, especially as it can be a way of using up leftovers. Usually it contains shrimps or prawns, often it contains meat, and is often served with an omelette or fried egg. I probably looked at about 20 different recipes online and then decided to combine the most common features into my dish. I enjoyed the end result. It made a quick and easy weekday evening dinner but if I made it again I probably wouldn’t bother with the prawns or I’d use chicken as I’m not the biggest prawn fan. But, that’s just me, I’m sure most people would want to keep the seafood.
Next week I’ll be posting my Inspired by Masterchef recipe just before the weekend as I’ll be away from internet access.
Ingredients
3 eggs
Cold cooked rice
3 shallots, finely diced
1 knob ginger, finely diced
3 cloves garlic, sliced
2 small chillies, sliced
1 tbsp chilli sauce
2 tbsp soy sauce
1 tsp brown sugar
Drizzle of sesame oil
1 carrot, finely sliced
Handful of cooked prawns
Small handful of green beans, cut into 1 inch pieces
1/2 red pepper, cut into strips
Groundnut oil
How to make Nasi Goreng
1. Heat some groundnut oil in a wok. When hot, the garlic, chillies, ginger and shallots. Stir fry for about a minute only then add all the vegetables.
2. Stir fry for a couple of minutes then add the sugar, soy sauce and chilli sauce. Stir then add the prawns and rice.
3. Continue to stir until the rice and prawns are thoroughly heated through. When ready drizzle with a little sesame oil.
4. At the same time heat a little oil in a large frying pan and add the beaten eggs. Make sure the egg spreads out and covers the whole surface of the pan. Turn over after a minute.
5. When ready roll the omelette up and then slice into strips. Serve the omelette on top of the fried rice.
Joanne
March 19, 2011 at 12:27 pm
First of all, I have to say that I love this “Inspired by Masterchef” feature. What a great way to get new cooking ideas and to push yourself out of the cooking box! I’ve never had nasi goreng but now I really want to try it!
Katerina
March 20, 2011 at 10:01 am
This looks like a very well cooked rice. I love prawns and this is a perfect weekday meal!
Shu Han Lee
March 23, 2011 at 11:27 pm
nasi goreng! ohhhh i come from singapore so this is like one of my childhood favourites! if you can get hold of kecap manis, which is a different kind of soy sauce, it’s thick, and very sticky and sweet, that will make all the difference! if you can’t find that, try mixing equal parts soy sauce with molasses
thanks for stoppign by my blog and hope you continue visiting!! (:
Brenda
March 24, 2011 at 1:24 am
This dish looks incredibly delicious! Especially those prawns. Wonderful!
Pepy @Indonesia Eats
March 24, 2011 at 1:56 am
Thanks for visiting my blog. I love nasi goreng which I used to have for breakfast or late night supper when I still resided in Indonesia. This street food can be found every corner in the country
One thing that we always to serve with beside egg or omelet is kerupuk (shrimp cracker)
hopeeternal
April 2, 2011 at 6:06 pm
I love the look of this Nasi Goreng. It’s something I really want to try and also to have a go at making.
hopeeternal
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