Best Nasi Goreng Recipes

NASI GORENG AYAM (INDONESIAN CHICKEN FRIED RICE)

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, season the chicken pieces with the salt and white pepper.
• In a large wok or skillet, heat 1 tablespoon oil over high heat until it melts or shimmers. Fry the chicken, stirring frequently, until cooked through, about 5 minutes. Remove and set aside.
• Add another 1 tablespoon oil to the pan, then add the shallot, galangal and garlic, and cook over medium-high until fragrant. Add the green beans, scallions and turmeric and cook for 1 minute.
• Add the cooked rice to the pan, breaking up any clumps with a wooden spoon and stirring until combined and warmed.
• Return the chicken to the pan. Stir in the kecap manis, light soy sauce, fish sauce, a large pinch of white pepper, and extra salt if needed.
• Meanwhile, fry the eggs: Place a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat and add the remaining 1 tablespoon oil. Once shimmering, crack the eggs directly into the oil. Cook for 2 to 3 minutes until the whites are partially cooked. Tilt the pan and spoon the hot oil over the egg whites until they are fully cooked. Season with salt.
• Divide the fried rice between two serving plates and top with the fried shallots, sliced chile and fried eggs; serve with crackers.

NASI GORENG (INDONESIAN STIR-FRIED RICE)

Steps:

• Put the rice in a medium heavy-based saucepan and add 520ml water. Quickly bring to the boil, stir once and cover with a tight-fitting lid. Reduce the heat to low and cook for 10 mins. Uncover, fluff up with a fork and spread over a tray. Set aside to cool.
• Meanwhile, heat 1 tbsp oil in a large frying pan over a medium heat. Pour in the beaten egg and, as it begins to cook, use a spatula to bring large flakes of cooked egg into the middle of the omelette. Continue to cook like this for a couple of mins, then leave the rest of the egg to set completely. Flip the omelette over and transfer to a plate to cool before cutting it into long, thin shreds.
• Drop the beans into a pan of boiling salted water and cook for 3 mins. Drain, refresh under cold water and set aside.
• Heat the remaining oil in a wok or large, deep frying pan until almost smoking. Add the chicken and prawns, and stir-fry for 1 min. Tip in the shallots, garlic, chillies and carrots, and stir-fry for a further 2 mins until the carrot is just tender. Add the spice paste and stir-fry for 1 min more. Add the tomato purée, kecap manis, cooked rice and green beans, and stir-fry over a high heat for 2 mins. Add the soy sauce, spring onions and shredded omelette, and toss together.
• Spoon the nasi goreng onto warmed plates. Overlap the cucumber and tomato on the side of each plate, sprinkle over the crispy fried onions and serve with prawn crackers.

INDONESIAN FRIED RICE (NASI GORENG)

Steps:

• Boil rice in plenty of salted water until cooked.
• Rinse, drain and spread the rice to cool.
• Do this at least two hours ahead, or preferably, leave overnight in the fridge.
• Combine eggs with sesame oil and salt, and put aside (see below).
• Heat wok or large frying pan over heat until hot.
• Add oil, and wait until it is very hot and slightly smoking.
• Add the onions, ginger, shrimp paste, garlic, and pepper, and stir-fry for 2 minutes, squashing the shrimp paste as you go.
• Then add chicken and shrimp and stir-fry for a further 2 minutes.
• Add rice and continue to stir-fry for 3 minutes.
• Now add the chilli bean sauce or sambal oelek, oyster sauce and ketjap manis/dark soy sauce and continue to stir-fry for 2 minutes.
• Finally, add egg mixture and continue to stir-fry for another minute.
• Alternatively make 2 thin omelettes from the egg mixture ahead of time and cut into strips.
• These can then be used as garnish on the finished dish.
• Turn onto large serving platter and garnish with the spring onion and fresh cilantro, and serve hot.

INDONESIAN NASI GORENG

Steps:

• Bring rice, water, and salt to a boil in a saucepan. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer until rice is tender and liquid has been absorbed, 20 to 25 minutes.
• Heat 2 tablespoons sunflower oil in a wok or skillet over medium-high heat; cook and stir chicken, garlic, and red chile pepper until chicken is golden brown, 5 to 7 minutes. Stir in curry paste until fragrant, about 1 minute. Add cooked rice and green onions, cooking and stirring for 5 minutes more. Season with soy sauce.
• Push rice mixture to one side of the wok. Heat remaining 1 teaspoon sunflower oil in middle of wok; cook and stir eggs until just set, about 1 minute. Stir rice mixture into eggs. Sprinkle with peanuts and cilantro. Serve immediately.

QUICK & SPICY NASI GORENG

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a wok over a high heat. Add the onion and cook for 3-4 mins until softened and slightly caramelised. Add the garlic and stir for 1 min.
• Toss in the carrot and cabbage, then cook for 1-2 mins. Add the rice and stir to warm through. Pour in the fish sauce, soy sauce and some seasoning. Make a well in the centre of the wok and crack in the egg. Fry until the white is nearly set.
• Serve the rice in a large bowl, topped with the fried egg and drizzled with chilli sauce.

NASI GORENG: INDONESIAN FRIED RICE

Steps:

• Place the drained rice and cold water in a large pan. Bring to a boil, uncovered, then simmer for 10-12 minutes, until all the water is absorbed.
• Stir once with a wooden spoon, then reduce the heat to low. Cover the pan and let cook undisturbed for 10-12 minutes. Remove the pan from the heat and set it, still covered, on a wet dish towel. Let stand for 5 minutes.
• Spoon the rice into a bowl, cover with a damp dish towel, and let stand for 2-3 hours, or until cold.
• Heat the oil in a wok. Add the shallots or onion, the fresh chilies or chili powder, and the ginger and stir-fry for 1-2 minutes. Add the carrots and cabbage and stir-fry 2 minutes longer.
• Add all the remaining ingredients, except the rice and garnishes, and stir-fry for 6 minutes, or until all the vegeables are cooked through.
• Add the cold rice and mix it thoroughly with the vegetables over low heat, until it is heated through and takes on the reddish tinge of the paprika and tomato paste. Do not allow the rice to burn. Transfer the mixture to a heated serving dish and arrange the garnishes on top and around the dish.

EASY INDONESIAN FRIED RICE (BUMBU NASI GORENG)

Steps:

• Pre-heat a wok or large skillet over medium heat, add the oil and, once heated, add the garlic, shallots, chili relish and (if using them) shrimp; Cook the shrimp until pink on one side, flip once and pull them out when done (3-5 minutes total).
• Once the shallots start to become soft add rice, eliminating any clumps, stir frequently for about three minutes.
• Make a small hole in the center of the rice, pour in the eggs and scramble, incorporating them into the rice gradually as you stir.
• Drizzle in soy or fish sauce, stirring to ensure even dissipation; More sauce or salt may be added at this point to taste; Rice should be thoroughly heated through.
• Top with cooked shrimp; traditionally this is served with fresh cucumber and tomatoes.
• Extras: (sorry for the semi-colons instead of periods, recipezaar's auto format makes each sentence into a seperate step-- something I did not want) It may not be traditional, but I like to add broccoli, deep fried tofu (available at Asian markets and many grocery stores, try to get small cubes), frozen peas and green onion to my rice; If you choose to do so, cut broccoli and fried tofu into small pieces; Add approximately 2/3 cup each of broccoli and peas at the same time you add the garlic, etc and stir fry.
• If the vegetables have absorbed a lot of the oil, more may be necessary before adding rice; Add 2/3 cup fried tofu and sliced green onion with the rice; If you do this it might be easier to cook shrimp separately or leave them in the pan rather than removing (if you aren't picky about done-ness); In fact, any number of vegetables and/or meats may be added; For raw meat, cut into small pieces and add in step 1, after it's cooked proceed to 2, if cooked add it at the end; For added spice (I know these additions are getting exhaustive) add diced chili pepper at step 1.

NASI GORENG (INDONESIAN FRIED RICE WITH VEGETABLES)

Steps:

• Prepare the rice as indicated and have it ready.
• In a kettle, bring enough water to the boil to cover the green beans when they are added. Add salt to taste. Add the beans and cook about two minutes. Drain and set aside.
• Heat the oil in a wok or skillet until it is almost smoking. Add the celery and carrot and cook, stirring, about 45 seconds.
• Add the broccoli and the drained long beans and cook about 15 seconds, stirring. Add the bok choy and snow peas and cook about 30 seconds, stirring. Add the scallions or green onions and the pepper. Cook 10 seconds.
• Add the rice, stirring rapidly, and cook until thoroughly heated without browning.
• Do the following as quickly as possible: Make a well in the center of the rice and add the eggs, stirring rapidly and constantly. When they are barely scrambled, start stirring the rice into the eggs, stirring in a circular fashion, incorporating all of the rice.
• Sprinkle with ketjap manis and salt, add the bean sprouts and cook, stirring and tossing, about 30 seconds. Sprinkle with the chopped scallions and serve immediately.

NASI GORENG (INDONESIAN FRIED RICE)

Steps:

• Bring water and rice to a boil in a saucepan. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer until rice is tender and liquid has been absorbed, 20 to 25 minutes.
• Heat oil in a skillet over medium heat. Pour in eggs. Cook, tilting the pan occasionally, until edges are nearly dry, about 3 minutes. Season with salt. Flip and continue cooking until eggs are set, about 2 minutes more. Flip eggs on to a cutting board; roll up like a crepe and slice into strips.
• Place onion, garlic, and red pepper in the same skillet over medium-high heat. Saute until fragrant, about 4 minutes. Add egg strips, 1 1/2 teaspoons soy sauce, and a pinch of salt. Saute until well combined, about 2 minutes.
• Mix the rice and remaining soy sauce into the egg mixture. Saute until rice is well coated in sauce, about 3 minutes. Mix in tomatoes. Serve on a plate with cucumbers as garnish.

INDONESIAN FRIED RICE - NASI GORENG

Steps:

• Note: This dish is usually served with traditional meat accompaniments or with meat in the dish; so the meat and cabbage to go in is optional.
• Stir the rice with a fork to separate the grains.
• Pour a small amount of oil in a wok and fry the egg to make a thin omelet; cool, then shred.
• Heat the remaining oil in the wok and fry the shallots, garlic, chilies and shrimp paste until the shallots are tender (if adding any meat or shredded cabbage to this dish, add now and cook until meat is cooked through).
• Increase the heat to high and add the rice, salt and soy sauce, adding a little oil if necessary, stirring constantly until well mixed and heated through.
• Garnish with shredded egg, cucumber, and tomato.
• Serve with fried egg, fried chicken, satay, and shrimp crackers, (in the traditional style), if desired.

INDONESIAN FRIED RICE (NASI GORENG)

Steps:

• Bring the rice and water to a boil in a saucepan over high heat. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer until the rice is tender, and the liquid has been absorbed, 20 to 25 minutes. Spread onto a baking sheet, and refrigerate 2 hours until cold.
• Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium heat. Spray with nonstick cooking spray. Pour eggs into hot skillet. Cook until the eggs begin to set, lifting up the edges of the set eggs to allow the uncooked egg to contact the hot pan, about 1 minute. Flip omelet in one piece and cook until fully set, about 30 seconds. Slice omelet into 1/2 inch strips.
• Heat the vegetable oil in a wok or large frying pan over high heat. Stir in the onion, leek, garlic, and chile peppers. Cook, stirring, until onion is soft, 3 to 5 minutes. Stir in the chicken, prawns, coriander, and cumin, mixing well. Cook and stir for approximately 5 minutes.
• Mix in the cold rice, sweet soy sauce, and omelet strips; cook until shrimp are bright pink and chicken is no longer pink in the center, 3 to 5 minutes.

NASI GORENG

Steps:

• If cooking the rice, prepare according to package instructions. Cool and set aside. (This can be done up to day ahead).
• Mix the soy sauce, fish sauce, sambal oelek and 1/4 cup water in a small bowl and set near the stove. Place all the remaining ingredients by the stove as well. Heat 1 tablespoon of the oil in a wok or large deep skillet over high heat. Add the eggs and cook, swirling the pan but not stirring the eggs, so the eggs spread out to make a flat, set omelet, about 2 minutes. Remove the omelet from the wok to the work surface, cool, and slice into strips.
• Add 1 more tablespoon oil to the pan and, when hot, add the shrimp and cook, stirring, until just pink, about 3 minutes. Remove from the wok and chop coarsely. Wipe out any accumulated juices in the wok.
• Reduce the heat to medium and add the remaining 1 tablespoon oil. Add the shallots, garlic, brown sugar and coriander and cook until the shallots are soft, about 2 minutes. Add the rice along with the soy sauce mixture and stir to coat and combine. Increase the heat to medium-high and continue stir-frying until the rice is heated through and lightly toasted, about 5 minutes. Stir in the shrimp and egg strips and cook until just heated through. Transfer to a platter and top with the drained scallions and carrots. Serve with more sambal oelek and hoisin, as desired.

SPICY NASI GORENG

Steps:

• Place the rice in a wok, add 600ml water and bring to the boil, cover and cook over a very low heat for 15 minutes until the liquid has been absorbed; tip the rice into a shallow dish and leave to cool.
• While the rice is cooling, heat the wok then add the eggs and stir until scrambled; tip out into a bowl and set aside.
• Whizz the garlic, half the chilli and half the onion to a paste in a blender.
• Heat the oil in the wok and fry the paste for 1 minute; add the rest of the onion and chilli, plus the pepper and carrots and stir fry for 2 minutes; add the cold rice and stir fry for 3 minutes; stir in the soy sauce, spring onions and eggs and fry until piping hot.
• Season and stir in the coriander leaves; serve immediately.

SPICY CHICKEN NASI GORENG

Steps:

• Heat most of the oil in a large wok and fry the shallots until crispy and golden. Remove with a slotted spoon, season with salt and leave to drain on kitchen paper. Season the eggs with 1 tsp of the soy sauce and some black pepper.
• Pour out most of the oil from the wok and wipe with kitchen paper. Add the eggs, swirl to coat the pan in a thin omelette layer, cook until set, then remove. Roll up, slice and set aside.
• Add the paste to the wok with the chicken and cook through, adding a splash of water if it starts to stick. Tip in the rice and remaining soy sauce, then mix well to coat all the grains. Heat through until piping hot. Add the omelette and the peas, warm through, then divide into 2 bowls and top with the shallots and coriander.

AMAZING NASI GORENG

Steps:

• Boil the rice according to the instructions on the package. Make sure that the rice is fluffy.
• In a wok or large skillet, heat the vegetable oil and fry the smoked bacon and pork or chicken until done.
• Add the onion and garlic.
• Turn the heat to medium and simmer for about 5 minutes.
• Meanwhile, in a separate large saucepan, bring the carrot and cabbage to a boil in about 4 cups of water. Boil for 3 minutes; drain.
• Add the leek and trassi oedang to the meat mixture; simmer for 3 minutes.
• Add the cooked cabbage and carrot mixture.
• Keep the entire mixture on low heat and stir in the beaten eggs until they are well incorporated.
• Add the ketjap manis, cumin, curcumae, coriander, and sambal oelek if using.
• Stir well and add the fluffy white rice.
• Mix well and serve warm.
• Serving Ideas:.
• May serve with sate (peanut sauce) on the side.
• NOTES : Trassi is a shrimp paste found in Asian grocery stores. If you do not have any, you can either use peeled shrimp mixed in with the other meat, or leave it out all together.
• Ketjap manis is a sweet soy sauce. Use regular soy sauce if you can't find this type, but you are missing something wonderful! We don't use the cabbage in our nasi.
• Instead of the spices listed above, we usually just buy a Nasi goreng spice mixture at a Dutch store, or Chinese market. It is easy and very good.
• I don't know what curcumae is so I guess we don't put it in our nasi!

VEGETARIAN NASI GORENG (FRIED RICE)

Steps:

• Cook the rice in boiling salted water for 12-15 minutes, until tender.
• Drain, rinse, and drain again.
• Stir in the tamarind paste and set aside.
• Heat 1 tbls.
• of the oil in a large skillet or wok, add the shallots, and cook for 3-5 minutes, until softened.
• Add the garlic, ginger, curry powder, pepper flakes, and turmeric and cook gently, stirring, for 1 minute.
• Add the cabbage and cook for 3-5 minutes.
• Add the tomatoes and cook for 2-3 minutes.
• Remove from pan.
• Heat the remaining oil in the pan, add the rice, and cook gently until lightly browned.
• Return the vegetables to the pan.
• Add the soy sauce and sugar and heat gently to warm through.
• Serve hot, garnished with tomatoes, red pepper, cucumber, celery, and omelet strips.
• Note: To make omelet strips: Whisk 2 eggs with plenty of salt and pepper.
• Melt 2 tbls butter in an omelet pan or small skillet.
• Add the eggs to the pan and cook until set.
• Leave to cool.
• Roll up the omelet and slice across into fine strips.

PRAWN NASI GORENG

Steps:

• Heat 1 tablespoon vegetable oil in a skillet over medium heat. Swirl the beaten egg into the pan so that it coats the surface. Flip the egg after 30 seconds, and cook for an additional 20 seconds on the other side. Remove the egg from the pan and, when cool enough to handle, roll up on a cutting board. Slice the rolled egg to make thin strips and set aside.
• In a small bowl, combine soy sauce, ketchup, brown sugar, sesame oil, and chili sauce; set aside.
• Heat the remaining 1 tablespoon oil in a skillet or wok over medium-high heat. When hot, add the zucchini, carrot, and green onions. Stir-fry for three minutes. Add the garlic, rice, prawns, and sauce mixture and mix well.
• Remove from heat and serve immediately, topped with the egg strips and chopped chives.

NASI GORENG ISTIMEWA (FRIED RICE INDONESIAN STYLE)

Steps:

• Heat a wok over high heat for 30 seconds. Add three tablespoons of the peanut oil. When a wisp of white smoke appears, add the shallots and stir-fry for one minute. Add the chili and carrots, and cook for another minute. Add the shrimps and stir for 30 seconds. Add the salt, soy sauce and ketchup and stir all ingredients together thoroughly.
• Add the cooked rice to the wok and combine well. If the heat is too high, lower it to medium. Keep stirring until all the ingredients are mixed and the rice is hot, about two to three minutes. Add the beef and stir together, cooking for two more minutes. Turn off the heat and transfer the rice mixture to a heated platter.
• In a large frying pan, place the three remaining tablespoons of peanut oil and fry the four eggs, sunnyside up. When done, place them atop the rice, one egg per serving.

BALINESE VEGETABLE CURRY WITH FRIED RICE: NASI GORENG

Steps:

• In a food processor, puree the shallots, garlic, ginger, turmeric, nuts, shrimp paste, lemongrass, coriander, chile, tomato paste, and tamarind juice and puree until smooth.
• Prepare a hot skillet coated with the oil. Add the pureed mixture and cook until fragrant, about 5 minutes. Reduce the heat to low, add the kaffir lime leaves, stock, and coconut milk and simmer until the mixture becomes a sauce consistency, about 10 minutes. Remove the kaffir lime leaves and season with the salt and pepper. Just before serving, mix in the blanched vegetables with the sauce and heat thoroughly. Season with salt and pepper and check for flavor.
• In a large pasta bowl, fill with the rice and top with vegetable curry. Garnish with fried shallots.
• In a wok on high heat, coated lightly with oil, stir-fry the shallots and garlic until lightly brown, about 2 minutes. Add the ginger, lemongrass, sambal, soy, and eggs and quickly mix. Add the rice, chiles, and cilantro. Season with salt and pepper, if necessary and check for flavor.
• Toss the shallots with the flour and fry in a 350 fryer until crispy. Remove from the fryer and drain on paper towels. Season with the salt.

SIMPLE NASI GORENG

Steps:

• Rinse the rice until the water runs clear. Place in a pan with 600ml water and bring to the boil. Cover and cook on a very low heat for 15 mins, all the water should have been absorbed. Spread out the rice in a shallow dish and allow to cool.
• Heat a wok and beat the eggs. Scramble the eggs, remove and set aside.
• Place the garlic, half the chilli and half the onion in a blender and process to a coarse paste. Heat the ground nut oil and fry the paste for 1 minute.
• Add the remaining onion and chilli, pepper and carrots. Stir fry for 2 minutes Add the cold rice and fry for a further 3 mins until the grains are separated and all the ingredients mixed well.
• Add soy, spring onions and egg and fry for a further 3 mins so all is combined and the rice is hot.
• Serve as is or garnished with coriander.