Java Fried Rice Recipe (Nasi Goreng Jawa)

Ingredients :

• 2 Eggs
• 1/4 teaspoon Salt
• 1/3 cup Cooking oil
• 3 cloves Finely chopped garlic
• 1 Finely chopped onion
• 2 Seeded and very finely chopped red chilies
• 1 teaspoon Shrimp paste
• 1 teaspoon Coriander seeds
• 1/2 teaspoon Sugar
• 400g Raw prawns, peeled and deveined
• 200g Rump steak, finely sliced
• 1 cup Long grain rice, cooked and cooled
• 2 teaspoons Kicap manis (sweet soy sauce)
• 1 tablespoons Soy sauce
• 4 Finely chopped onions
• 1/2 Finely shredded lettuce
• 1 Thinly sliced cucumber
• 3 tablespoons Crisp fried onion

Method :

• Beat the eggs and salt until foamy. Heat a frying pan and lightly brush with a little of the oil.
• Pour about one quarter of the egg mixture into the pan and cook for 1 to 2 minutes over medium heat until the omelet sets.
• Turn the omelet over and cook the other side for 30 seconds.
• Remove the omelet from the pan and repeat with the remaining egg mixture.
• When the omelets are cold, gently roll them up and cut them into fine strips; set aside.
• Combine the garlic, onion, chili, shrimp paste, coriander and sugar in a food processor or mortar and pestle, and process or pound until a paste is formed.
• Heat 1 to 2 tablespoons of the oil in a wok or large deep frying pan; add the paste and cook over high heat for 1 minute or until fragrant.
• Add the prawns and steak and stir-fry for 2 to 3 minutes, or until they change color.
• Add the remaining oil and the cold rice to the wok. Stir-fry, breaking up any lumps, until the rice is heated through.
• Add the kecip manis, soy sauce and spring onion and stir-fry for another minute.
• Arrange the lettuce around the outside of a large platter. Place the rice in the centre and garnish with the omelet strips, cucumber slices and fried onion.
• Serve immediately.