Nasi Goreng USA Recipe (Udang, Sotong, Ayam)
Nasi Goreng USA is yet another Malaysian fried rice recipe that is much loved across the casueway too.
Equipment
- 1 wok or deep frying pan I'm using HexClad wok, available on Amazon
Ingredients
- 2 heaped cups cold cooked rice about 300 g (10.5 oz) in total weight
- 2 Tbsp vegetable oil
- 100 g boneless chicken thighs, cut into small pieces
- 100 g raw peeled prawns
- 100 g cleaned squid, sliced into rings
Aromatics & Vegetables
- 1 small shallot about 100 g (3.5 oz) pre peeled weight)
- 3 cloves garlic
- 1 small carrot about 60 g (2 oz)
- 10 green beans about 60 g (2 oz)
Sauce
- 2 Tbsp any generic chilli paste or ground up red chillies sambal oelek can be used too
- 1 Tbsp tomato ketchup
- 1 Tbsp oyster sauce
- 1 Tbsp light soy sauce
To Serve
- cucumber slices
- tomato slices
- some salad leaves optional
- 2 fried eggs sunny side up
- sambal belacan if you fancy
Instructions
Prep Work
- Peel and slice the shallot thinly.Slice the garlic widthwise.1 small shallot, 3 cloves garlic
- Peel or scrub the carrot. Then quarter lengthwise and cut up into small cubes.1 small carrot
- Slice the green beans into small pieces, like the carrot.10 green beans
- Clean the prawns and squid, if not bought prepared. Slice the squid into rings.
- Chop the chicken into bite-sized pieces.
- Mix all the sauce ingredients together.2 Tbsp any generic chilli paste or ground up red chillies, 1 Tbsp tomato ketchup, 1 Tbsp oyster sauce, 1 Tbsp light soy sauce
- You can either prepare the serving ingredients now or do it after the rice has been fried. This includes the fried eggs. Doesn't matter if they're served at room temperature as eggs cool down quickly anyway.
Let's Get Cooking
- Heat the oil on medium and fry the shallots for 1 minute.2 Tbsp vegetable oil
- Add the garlic and fry for 20 seconds.
- Add the chicken, stir well and cook for 2 minutes.
- Tip in the carrots and green beans and stir to mix, for about 10 seconds.
- Next, add the seafood, stir and cook for 2 minutes.
- Pour in the sauce and mix slightly.
- Finally, tip in the cold rice. Increase the heat to medium-high and mix everything thoroughly. Fry the rice, tossing and mixing for 3 minutes. At the end of 3 minutes, the rice would have heated through and everything will be cooked.2 heaped cups cold cooked rice
- Taste and add salt or soy sauce if needed. Serve with the tomatoes, cucumbers and egg, and anything else you fancy.cucumber slices, tomato slices, some salad leaves, 2 fried eggs, sambal belacan