Nasi Goreng: Indonesian Fried Rice

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1/2 cup uncooked long grain rice
• 2 teaspoons sesame oil
• 1 small onion, chopped
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 green chili pepper, chopped
• 1 small carrot, sliced
• 1 stalk celery, sliced
• 2 tablespoons ketjap manis (sweet soy sauce, found in asian food stores)
• 2 tablespoons soy sauce
• 2 tablespoons tomato sauce (can use paste, or cut a half a tomato and fry into a pasty or sauce type thing)
• 1/4 cucumber, sliced
• 4 eggs

Recipe

• 1 1. cook the rice in your preferred method.
• 2 2. heat the oil in a wok, and cook the onion, garlic, and green chile until tender. mix in the carrot and celery. stir in the rice (don't put it in all at once, the rice can get mushy, put in a 1/3 at a time).
• 3 3. mix in kecap manis, tomato sauce, and soy sauce. continue cooking about 1 minute, until heated through. transfer to bowls, and garnish with cucumber slices.
• 4 4. fry the eggs individually, leaving the yolks runny and serve over top of each portion of rice.