Vegetable Nasi goreng recipe

Vegetable Nasi goreng

Nasi goreng means ‘fried rice’ in Indonesian, but this flavoursome classic is so much more than that. It's packed with tonnes of fragrant, spicy and zesty Asian flavours with chunks of chilli giving you a fiery winning dish that's great for dinner. Try serving this dish with prawn crackers for an extra crunch.

See method
  • Serves 4
  • 25 mins to prepare and 10 mins to cook
  • 646 calories / serving

Ingredients

  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 400g (13oz) basmati rice
  • 100ml vegetable oil
  • 3 eggs
  • 2 banana shallots, sliced
  • 1 leek, finely chopped
  • 1 red pepper, finely chopped
  • 1 carrot, julienned
  • 250g pack pak choi
  • 2 tbsp light soy sauce
  • 1 tbsp dark soy sauce
  • 1 tsp sweet chilli sauce
  • 2 spring onions, finely chopped
  • 1 lime, cut into wedges

For the chilli paste

  • 4 garlic cloves
  • 2 hot red chillis
  • 2 medium red chillis
  • 20g roasted peanuts
  • 2 ½ piece ginger
  • 1 tbsp olive oil

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Each serving contains

Energy
2715kJ 646.0kcal
32%
Fat
25g
high36%
Saturates
4g
low21%
Salt
1.3g
low22%
Sugars
8g
low9%

of the Reference intake

Carbohydrate 93.1gProtein 17.7gFibre 5.0g

Method

  1. Heat 1 tbsp olive oil, add the rice. Mix well to coat for 30 seconds and cover with boiling water. Stir once, put a lid on the pan and cook for 10 minutes on medium. Separate the cooked grains with a fork and leave to cool.
  2. To make the paste, crush all the ingredients in a pestle and mortar until nearly smooth. Set aside.
  3. Heat 1 tbsp of the vegetable oil in a small frying pan over a medium heat. Whisk the eggs and pour them into the pan. Cook gently until set. Remove and allow to cool. Roll up the cooled omelette into a cigar shape and finely into 1 cm (1/2in) ribbons. Set aside.
  4. In the same pan, heat the remaining vegetable oil and fry the sliced shallotsuntil golden. Remove and drain on kitchen towel, season with a pinch of salt while they are still warm.
  5. Heat the remaining 1 tbsp olive oil in a large wok, add the paste and stir fry quickly. Add the leek, peppers, carrot andpak choiand stir fry, keeping everything on the move. Add the sweet chilli sauce and soy sauce and fry for 30 seconds more. Add the rice and mix well. When everything is piping hot, serve immediately topped with fried shallots, spring onion, egg and lime.

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