Nasi goreng (Indonesian fried rice with a fried egg)

Name: Nasi goreng (Indonesian fried rice with a fried egg)
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: Southeast Asian
Ingredients: 500 g cooked, day-old rice (from about 200 g raw rice); 200 g chicken breast, cut into small cubes (or shrimp); 4 shallots; 3 garlic cloves; 2 red chillies; 1/2 tsp shrimp paste (terasi, optional); 3 tbsp oil; 2 tbsp sweet soy sauce (kecap manis); 1 tbsp light soy sauce; 2 eggs; 1 cucumber, sliced; 1 tomato, sliced; 2 tbsp fried shallots; shrimp crackers (krupuk) for serving, optional

Time: 25 min2 servingsapprox. 650 kcal / serving (estimated)approx. 40 g protein / serving

An everyday dish in Indonesia and Malaysia: day-old rice fried with sweet soy sauce and a chilli spice paste, topped with a fried egg. Eaten both morning and evening.

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Pound the shallots, garlic, chilli and shrimp paste into a coarse paste in a mortar or food processor.
Heat 2 tbsp oil in a wok and fry the paste over medium heat for 2 minutes until fragrant.
Add the chicken and fry over high heat for 3-4 minutes until cooked through.
Add the crumbled rice and toss for 3 minutes, then pour in the sweet and light soy sauce and fry until the rice is evenly browned and hot.
Fry two eggs sunny-side up in the remaining oil in a pan, with crisp edges and a runny yolk.
Mound the rice on plates, top with the egg, sprinkle with fried shallots, and serve with cucumber, tomato and krupuk.

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Tips

Cold, day-old rice doesn't clump; if using freshly cooked rice, spread it out and let it cool first.
Kecap manis can be substituted with 1 tbsp soy sauce and 1 tbsp brown sugar cooked down until thick.

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