Indonesian-style Fried Rice

Indonesian-style fried rice is a popular food in Indonesia.

Ingredients

Fried rice

  • 5 tablespoons vegetable oil
  • 3 eggs, beaten
  • 3 cloves garlic, crushed
  • 3 red chillies, chopped
  • 100 grams beansprouts, washed
  • 75 grams green peas, washed
  • 3 pieces spring onion, cut into 1 cm pieces
  • 150 grams prawn or chicken, diced
  • ½ kg plain cooked white rice
  • 2 tsp salt
  • ¾ tsp pepper
  • 2 tsp light soy sauce

Toppings

  • 2 shrimp crackers
  • 3 tsp mixed pickles
  • 1 fried egg, cooked sunny-side up
  • 10 pieces chicken satay
  • 1 fried chicken
Indonesian-style Fried Rice

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Procedure

  1. Heat 2 tablespoons oil in a pan. Add the beaten eggs, and cook, stirring until scrambled. Place it on the top of the rice.
  2. Heat 3 tablespoons oil, add the garlic and red chillies, and fry until fragrant.
  3. Add prawn or chicken to the pan, and cook until the color changes.
  4. Add green peas, beansprouts, and spring onion. Add the rice and scrambled eggs, and cook for 5 minutes.
  5. Add salt, pepper, and light soy sauce. Cook until the rice is softened.
  6. Top the fried rice with the fried egg, fried chicken, mixed pickles, shrimp crackers, and chicken satay.
  7. Divide into portions, and serve.