Easy nasi goreng recipe (2024)

17 Ingredients

• 2 cups white long-grain rice, rinsed

• 2 1/2 tbsp kecap manis

• 1 tbsp dark soy sauce

• 1 tbsp sweet chilli sauce

• 1/4 cup peanut oil

• 4 eggs, lightly beaten

• 1 brown onion, thinly sliced

• 1 tsp sambal olek (see note)

• 3 garlic cloves, finely chopped

• 1 tsp shrimp paste

• 1 carrot, peeled, finely chopped

• 1 small chicken breast fillet, chopped

• 300g green prawns, peeled, deveined, roughly chopped

• 3 green onions, thinly sliced

• 1/4 small Chinese cabbage, finely shredded

• 1/4 cup fried shallots (see note)

• Thinly sliced red chillies, to serve

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5 Method Steps

• Step 1

  Cook rice (2 cups white long-grain rice, rinsed) following absorption method on packet until just tender. Drain. Transfer to a baking tray. Fluff rice with a fork. Cool to room temperature. Cover and refrigerate for 2 hours or until cold (see tip).

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• Step 2

  Combine kecap manis (2 1/2 tbsp kecap manis), soy sauce (1 tbsp dark soy sauce) and sweet chilli sauce (1 tbsp sweet chilli sauce) in a jug. Set aside.

• Step 3

  Heat a wok over high heat until hot. Add 1 teaspoon oil and swirl to coat. Add one-quarter of beaten egg and swirl to form a thin omelette. Cook for 30 seconds or until egg sets. Slide onto a board. Repeat with oil and egg, in 3 batches, to make 4 omelettes. Roll up omelettes and thinly slice crossways.

• Step 4

  Heat remaining 2 tablespoons oil in wok over high heat. Add brown onion (1 brown onion, thinly sliced), sambal olek (1 tsp sambal olek (see note)), garlic (3 garlic cloves, finely chopped), shrimp paste (1 tsp shrimp paste) and carrot (1 carrot, peeled, finely chopped). Stir-fry for 1 minute or until aromatic. Add chicken (1 small chicken breast fillet, chopped). Stir-fry for 1 to 2 minutes or until sealed. Add prawns (300g green prawns, peeled, deveined, roughly chopped). Stir-fry for 2 minutes or until prawns turn pink. Add rice, soy mixture, green onions (3 green onions, thinly sliced) and cabbage (1/4 small Chinese cabbage, finely shredded). Stir-fry for 3 to 4 minutes or until rice is heated through. Toss through half the sliced omelette.

• Step 5

  Spoon nasi goreng onto serving plates. Top with remaining sliced omelette. Sprinkle with fried shallots (1/4 cup fried shallots (see note)). Serve with sliced chillies (Thinly sliced red chillies, to serve).

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