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Nasi Goreng

Name: Nasi Goreng
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 2 cups Jasmine rice, uncooked, cooked a day ahead and chilled; 3 tbsp Soy sauce (all-purpose), simmered with the brown sugar into a sweet soy; 3 tbsp Light brown sugar, packed, for the sweet soy; 60 g Shallot, sliced; 3 cloves Garlic; 1 tbsp Sambal oelek; ½ tsp Fermented shrimp paste, toasted (optional); 300 g Chicken thighs (boneless, skinless), diced; 3 tbsp Vegetable oil, divided; ½ tsp Table salt; 4 Eggs (large), fried, for topping; 1 Cucumber, sliced; 200 g Roma tomatoes, sliced; 2 stalks Green onions (scallions), sliced (optional)

40 minServes 4$36.91

Day-old jasmine rice is stir-fried with a paste of shallot, garlic, and chile, bits of chicken, and a sweet soy seasoning until the grains are glossy and lightly caramelized, then topped with a fried egg and served with cucumber and tomato. The sweet soy (kecap manis) is made at home by simmering soy sauce with brown sugar, because bottled kecap manis is not stocked at the reference store; it is thinner and less molasses-like. Shrimp paste is optional.

Ingredients

2 cupsJasmine riceuncooked, cooked a day ahead and chilledBuy 1 bag
3 tbspSoy sauce (all-purpose)simmered with the brown sugar into a sweet soyBuy 1 bottle
3 tbspLight brown sugarpacked, for the sweet soyBuy 1 bag
60 gShallotslicedBuy 0.14 lb
3 clovesGarlicBuy 1 head
1 tbspSambal oelekBuy 1 jar
½ tspFermented shrimp paste (optional)toastedBuy 1 jar
300 gChicken thighs (boneless, skinless)dicedBuy 0.67 lb
3 tbspVegetable oildividedBuy 1 bottle
½ tspTable saltBuy 1 canister
4Eggs (large)fried, for toppingBuy 1 carton
1Cucumbersliced
200 gRoma tomatoesslicedBuy 0.45 lb
2 stalksGreen onions (scallions) (optional)slicedBuy 1 bunch

Substitution

Soy sauce (all-purpose) in place of “Kecap manis (Indonesian sweet soy sauce), 3 tbsp”. Kecap manis is made at home by simmering soy sauce with brown sugar, because bottled kecap manis is not stocked at the reference store; the homemade sauce is thinner and less molasses-like.

Method

Simmer the soy sauce and brown sugar in a small pan, stirring, until the sugar dissolves and the mixture is syrupy, about 3 minutes; cool.
Pound or blend the shallot, garlic, sambal oelek, and shrimp paste if using into a coarse paste.
Heat 2 tbsp oil in a wok over high heat, fry the paste until fragrant, then add the chicken and stir-fry until cooked through.
Add the cold rice, breaking up clumps, and stir-fry until hot; pour over the sweet soy, add the salt, and toss until the rice is evenly colored and lightly caramelized.
Fry the eggs in the remaining oil.
Serve the rice topped with a fried egg, with cucumber, tomato, and green onions if using.