Nasi Goreng with wild prawns | Marine Stewardship Council

Nasi Goreng with wild prawns | Marine Stewardship Council

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Meaning literally ‘fried rice’, nasi goreng is a national dish of Indonesia. I have travelled all around Indonesia and I love the way they cook their fish.

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Ingredients

  • 150ml / 5 fl oz / ⅔cup white wine vinegar
  • 2 tbsp sugar
  • ½ cucumber, halved lengthwise, deseeded and sliced
  • 300g / 10 oz / 1 1/3 cups long-grain rice
  • 6 free range eggs (RSPCA approved)
  • 1 shallot, chopped
  • 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped
  • 1 leek, white part only, finely sliced (reserve some for garnish)
  • 1 red chilli (chile), deseeded and finely sliced
  • 1 small head of Chinese cabbage, washed and finely shredded
  • 1 carrot, finely diced
  • 2 spring onions (scallions), trimmed and finely sliced
  • 400g / 14 oz medium-sized MSC cerified raw prawns (shrimp), peeled and deveined
  • 2 tbsp fish sauce
  • 2 tbsp sweet soy sauce
  • 2 tbsp soy sauce
  • 4 sprigs of coriander (cilantro), leaves roughly chopped
  • prawn crackers (shrimp chips)
  • sambal oelek (chili sauce or paste)
  • groundnut (peanut) oil for frying
  • salt and pepper

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