Nasi Goreng

This recipe is one of my adopted recipes. I finally made it and it is really a full flavored dish. It does require a lot of prep but is so worth it. The intro from the psoting chef: "This is one of the most popular and well known Indonesian rice dishes. I have tried many versions and I always come back to this one. Chicken can be substituted for the shrimp."

• Ready In: 55 mins
• Serves: 4-6

Ingredients

• 4  slices bacon
• 1  cup red onion, finely diced
• 1⁄2 cup celery, finely diced
• 1⁄2 cup green onion, finely diced
• 4  tablespoons  grated carrots
• 3  garlic cloves, finely chopped
• 1  cup mushroom, chopped
• 2  tablespoons soy sauce
• 2  tablespoons fish sauce
• 2  tablespoons catsup
• 1  teaspoon brown sugar
• 2  teaspoons  crushed  coriander seeds
• 1  teaspoon white pepper
• 1  teaspoon curry powder
• 2  teaspoons sambal oelek
• 1  cup basmati rice (Can be done a day ahead) or 1  cup  jasmine rice, cooked and cooled (Can be done a day ahead)
• 2  eggs, beaten
• 4  green onions, chopped
• 1⁄4 cup cilantro, chopped
• 1  lb shrimp, peeled and deveined or 1  lb boneless skinless chicken breast, cut into bite-size pieces

Directions

1. Saute bacon, crumble and set aside.
2. To reserved bacon fat, add red onion, celery, green onions, carrot, garlic and mushrooms- saute until tender.
3. Add soy sauce, fish sauce, catsup, brown sugar, coriander seeds, white pepper, curry powder and sambal oelek- saute 1-2 minutes to let flavors develop.
4. Mix in cooled cooked rice- put pan aside and keep warm.
5. In another pan saute shrimp in 1 tbl oil, salt and pepper to taste, mix into rice.
6. In the same pan, add 1 tbl oil, add beaten eggs and cook to desired degree of doneness, Turn out egg like a crepe, cut into thin strips and reserve.
7. Heat rice mixture through, mixing until sufficiently hot, put rice on plates, sprinkle with bacon bits, green onion, cilantro and egg strips.