Nasi Goreng

Name: Nasi Goreng
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Asian
Ingredients: 600g cooked jasmine rice, day old; 200g prawns, peeled; 2 eggs; 4 cloves garlic, minced; 4 shallots, sliced; 2 red chillis, sliced; 1 tsp shrimp paste; 3 tbsp kecap manis; 1 tbsp soy sauce; 3 tbsp vegetable oil; 4 spring onions, sliced; 1 handful fried shallots for garnish

Indonesia's iconic fried rice with kecap manis, shrimp paste and a fried egg on top. Using cold, day-old rice and breaking up the clumps before it hits the hot wok keeps the grains separate and properly fried instead of turning into a sticky mass.

Total time

30 min

Prep

15 min

Cook

15 min

Difficulty

easy

Cuisine

Asian

gluten-free

Ingredients

600gcooked jasmine rice, day old

200gprawns, peeled

2eggs

4 clovesgarlic, minced

4shallots, sliced

2red chillis, sliced

1 tspshrimp paste

3 tbspkecap manis

1 tbspsoy sauce

3 tbspvegetable oil

4spring onions, sliced

1 handfulfried shallots for garnish

Instructions

Fry garlic, shallots and chilli in oil until golden.

Add shrimp paste and cook 1 minute, mashing into the oil.

Add prawns and cook until pink.

Add cold rice, breaking up any clumps, stir-fry over high heat.

Add kecap manis and soy sauce, toss until rice is evenly coated and slightly caramelised.

Divide between plates, fry eggs separately and place on top.

Garnish with spring onions, fried shallots and cucumber slices.

Nutrition (estimated)

Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement.

Calories

401

Protein

20.6g

Fat

13.3g

Carbs

49g

Fiber

1.9g

Sodium

302mg

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