Tuesday, November 20, 2007

Fried Rice (Nasi Goreng)

Ingredients - Serves 4

2 cups of rice
2 T tamarind paste (substitute with lime juice after the dish is done)
2 eggs
4 T Oil
2 medium onions, minced
1 Garlic clove; minced
I fresh red chili finely chopped
1/2 c Shrimp, popcorn; cooked/peel
2 T Soy sauce
I large tomato sliced
11/2 teaspoon of dried shrimp paste
1/4 c Celery; chopped
1/2 c Onion flakes, dried
white pepper
salt

Preparation
1.Bring 2 cups of water to boil in a pot. When boiling add the rice and tamarind. The rice should be cooked in 10 minutes, when all the liquid should be absorbed. Turn off the heat, remove the rice.
2.Add 2 T. oil and fry onion and garlic for 2 minutes. Add tomato shrimp paste and chili. Cook for 2 minutes. Add the shrimp and season with salt and pepper. Saute. Add celery and soy sauce. Saute again. Set aside..
3.Beat the eggs. Heat a skillet and grease it with a few drops of oil. Make thin omelets. Put aside to use as garnish.
4.Heat one tablespoon oil in a heavy frying pan over medium high heat Stir fry the rice for 5 minutes, add seasonings
5.Garnish with sliced omelet and onion flakes.

No comments: