Nasi Goreng

My favorite breakfast. Filling, no-nonsense solid carbohydrate. Originally Fried Rice is made from cold or left over rice from the previous day, then with a little bit of make-over, it transforms into an exotic breakfast for the morning.

ingredients:
serves 4

800 gr/28 oz cooked cold rice
2 eggs
2-4 fresh red chilies
3 cloves garlic
3 shallots
2 tsp tsp salt
1 tsp sugar
1 tbsp sweet soy sauce
4 tbsp cooking oil
1 chicken stock cube
1 egg, sunny-side up 
fried onion
few slices cucumber and tomatoes


method:
1. Use a fork to break all lumps of the cooked rice.


2. To make the chili paste, place all the chilies, garlic cloves and the shallots in a food processor with the salt. Process to a smooth paste.


3. Heat the oil in a frying pan, add the chili paste and cook over medium heat, stirring constantly for two minutes or until it begins to release the aroma. Add the sweet soy sauce, the sugar and the chicken stock, reduce the heat, stir for a further 5 minutes.


4. Add the cooked rice and stir gently until the rice is covered in the chili paste mixture, heat gently until the rice is hot.


5. In a bowl, scramble the two eggs, pour it to the hot rice. Stir continuously until the egg mixture binds with the rice. Serve at once, topped with the sunny-side up egg, fried onion and garnished with slices of cucumber and tomatoes.