Nasi Goreng with Chicken & Fried Eggs

Photo: shankar s. from Dubai, united arab emirates · CC BY 2.0 · source

Indonesia's beloved fried rice: day-old rice tossed over high heat with chicken, chili and sticky kecap manis until the grains caramelize, crowned with a runny fried egg and cool cucumber and tomato.

Ingredients

• 2 cups jasmine rice, cooked the day before (about 6 cups cooked)
• 12 oz boneless chicken thighs, thinly sliced
• 3 tbsp kecap manis
• 1 tbsp soy sauce
• 1 tbsp sambal oelek (or to taste)
• 1 onion, diced
• 3 garlic cloves, minced
• 4 eggs
• 1 cucumber, sliced
• 2 Roma tomatoes, in wedges
• 2 green onions, sliced

From your pantry: 3 tbsp oil, salt.

Instructions

1. Break up the cold rice with your hands so there are no clumps.
2. Heat 2 tbsp oil in a wok or large skillet over high. Add the garlic and sambal and stir 10 seconds, then the onion for 1 minute.
3. Add the chicken and stir-fry until it turns opaque, about 3 minutes, then add 1 tbsp of the kecap manis and cook another minute until lightly glazed.
4. Add the rice, the rest of the kecap manis and the soy sauce. Stir-fry constantly for 3 to 4 minutes, letting the rice sit for a few seconds between stirs, until it is evenly brown and some grains turn crisp and sticky.
5. Fry the eggs sunny side up in the remaining oil in a separate pan. Serve the rice topped with an egg and green onions, with cucumber and tomato on the side.

Tip: A teaspoon of shrimp paste (terasi) fried with the garlic gives restaurant-depth flavor. Store-bought fried shallots and shrimp crackers are classic toppings.

Nutrition per serving

Good for

Adapted from RecipeTin Eats.

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