Nasi Goreng (Fried Rice)

27/11/2008  |  12 Comments »

It’s one of those lazy days that I fancy easy, quick, and yummy dish like Nasi Goreng. Nasi Goreng means Fried Rice in Malay/Indonesian language. It’s a one-dish meal that can be served as breakfast, lunch or dinner. The rice used in making nasi goreng is cooked a few hours before to avoid sogginess. More frequent than not, left over rice from the day before is used to make good fried rice.

There are many variations of fried rice. The ingredients that are used to make fried rice could be pork, chicken, beef, vegetables, prawns, and eggs. The common seasonings used are soya sauce, dark soya sauce, and white pepper. Sometimes, chili, belacan (shrimp paste) and sesame oil are used depending on what type of nasi goreng you want to cook. As for garnishing, spring onion is commonly used. Occasionally, fried shallots or fried ginger could be the option.

The most common nasi goreng/fried egg at Chinese restaurants is egg fried rice. That’s the most basic fried rice. Yeung Chow Fried Rice or Yang Zhou Chao Fan is another popular fried rice at most Chinese restaurants in the Western countries.

Nasi goreng that I made this time is very much Chinese-style, where I used chicken, eggs, carrots, and peas. Just as simple as that. As I didn’t have spring onions (oppsss!) I garnish it with a touch of toasted sesame seeds – that makes a difference!

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Nasi Goreng (Malaysian Chinese-Style)

Yield: 3-4 persons

Ingredients:

2 tbsp sunflower oil
2 garlic cloves
250g chicken breast, thinly sliced
3 eggs, beaten
150g frozen peas
100g frozen carrots
2 tbsp light soya sauce
1.5 tbsp dark soya sauce
1 tbsp oyster sauce
1 tsp sesame oil
a pinch of white pepper

Directions:

1. Heat the sunflower oil in a wok over medium-high heat. Add the chopped garlic and cook for 1 minute.

2. Put in the chicken and cook for 8-10 minutes. Set the chicken to a side of the wok to make some space to fry the beaten eggs. When the eggs are almost cooked, scramble them and mix. Add the carrots and peas, cook for 5 minutes.

3. Add the cooked rice, stir and cook for 3-4 minutes. Then, add the light soya sauce, dark soya sauce, oyster sauce, sesame oil and a pinch of white pepper. Toss and stir for 1 minute. Serve warm.

 

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12 Responses to “Nasi Goreng (Fried Rice)”

  1. 1
    Amrita — 27/11/2008 @ 09:01

    Mmmm….fried rice has always been the ultimate comfort food for me…and yours look perfect for the chilly evening!

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    beachloverkitchen — 27/11/2008 @ 10:33

    look good,now make me hungry! you can give me fried rice everyday I don’t mind:)

  3. 3
    Mike — 28/11/2008 @ 10:59

    the perfect fried rice! As always wonderful picture…

  4. 4
    limpepsi — 28/11/2008 @ 11:33

    This is my usual food. We are carzy about nasing goreng (we are lazy in fact)that we could eat it at least twice a week! I like to add either bacon or ikan bilis into the rice. Yummy!!

  5. 5
    Maya — 28/11/2008 @ 12:58

    Nasi goreng – comfort food :)

  6. 6
    My Cooking Hut — 28/11/2008 @ 16:29

    Amrita,
    Thanks for dropping by and your comment! I totally agree with you!! Fried rice is always my favourite :)

    Beachloverkitchen,
    Same for me.. I also don’t mind to eat it everyday with different ingredients.

    Mike,
    Thank you for your compliment, as always!

    limpepsi,
    I like bacon and ikan bilis. Especially ikan bilis I think, cripsy!! yum.

    Maya,
    Thanks for dropping by and you comment! Indeed it’s a comfort food :)

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    lk — 29/11/2008 @ 01:19

    I luv mine to go with sambal belacan or xo sauce, plus fried shallots! Yours look so unique with a touch of sesame seeds. More like Japanese fried rice now. So appetizing! Can I have 1 bowl pls?

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    tigerfish — 29/11/2008 @ 07:39

    I just posted fried rice too!
    Love Nasi Goreng with a fried egg :D greedy me…

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    My Cooking Hut — 02/12/2008 @ 17:39

    lk,
    Yeah.. I love to go with sambal belacan too! Now I am drooling!! I want to make sambal belacan one day to stop my craving!! ahahah..
    Fried shallots would definitely make it even more tasty!!
    Yes!! I wish I could send you a bowl virtually, so that we can exchange food!! ahahha

    tigerfish,
    I love to top mine with fried egg too.. It’s so simple yet nice!

  10. 10
    Sonal — 03/12/2008 @ 12:56

    looks so yummyn and delicious…can’t wait to try it tonight! :)
    Thanks!

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    My Cooking Hut — 03/12/2008 @ 22:01

    Sonal,

    Thank you for dropping by! Let me know how the outcome was!! :)

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    nasi goreng — 15/11/2011 @ 12:03

    I like spicy nasi goreng because it make you sweaty. Super yummy

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