Indonesian-style asparagus fried rice recipe

Indonesian-style asparagus fried rice

Created by The Tesco Recipes team

Here's a tasty new way to serve seasonal asparagus: in a flavour-packed fried rice dish inspired by Indonesian cuisine. We have fiery ginger, fragrant coriander, punchy spring onions and lots of zingy lime. Adding chicken ups the protein creating a delicious, super-fast dinner for two.

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  • Serves 2
  • Takes 25 mins
  • 487 calories / serving

Ingredients

  • 1 tbsp vegetable oil, plus 2 tsp
  • 1 chicken breast, sliced into 1.5cm strips
  • ½ tsp ground turmeric
  • 2 garlic cloves, finely sliced
  • 2cm piece fresh ginger, peeled and sliced into matchsticks
  • 10g fresh coriander, stalks finely chopped, leaves picked
  • ½-1 tsp chilli paste
  • 4 spring onions, whites cut into 2cm pieces, greens finely sliced
  • 180g bunch asparagus, cut diagonally into 3 pieces
  • 250g pack microwave jasmine rice
  • 1 tbsp reduced-salt soy sauce
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 lime, halved

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Each serving contains

Energy
2045kJ 487.0kcal
24%
Fat
19g
medium28%
Saturates
4g
low18%
Salt
1.4g
medium23%
Sugars
3g
low3%

of the Reference intake

Carbohydrate 46.9gProtein 30.0gFibre 2.4g

Method

  1. Heat 1 tbsp oil in a wok over a medium heat. Toss the chicken with the turmeric, then stir-fry for 5-6 mins until cooked through. Transfer to a plate.
  2. Add the garlic, ginger, coriander stalks and chilli paste; cook for 1 min. Add the spring onion whites and asparagus; fry for 2 mins. Stir in the rice and cook for 5 mins or until piping hot. Stir in the soy sauce and chicken; cook for 2 mins more, stirring.
  3. Meanwhile, heat the extra 2 tsp oil in a frying pan over a medium heat. Crack in the eggs; fry for 3 mins or until crispy around the edges with a runny yolk.
  4. Serve the rice topped with the eggs. Finish with the spring onion greens, coriander leaves and lime.

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