Easy Asian

Nasi goreng with flaked snapper

Name: Nasi goreng with flaked snapper
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: /asian, /asian recipes
Ingredients: 4 garlic cloves, roughly chopped; 5cm piece ginger, roughly chopped; 4 long red chillies, seeds removed, 3 finely chopped, 1 thinly sliced; 1/4 cup (65g) shrimp paste in soya bean oil (see notes); 1/4 cup (60ml) peanut oil; 2 x 180g skinless snapper fillets; 2 eggs, lightly beaten; 5 spring onions, white part sliced, green part thinly sliced on an angle; 2 tbs kecap manis (see notes); 2 tbs soy sauce; 1 tbs honey; 1 1/2 cups (300g) long-grain rice, cooked to packet instructions, cooled; 2 cucumbers, halved lengthways, seeds removed, sliced on an angle; 1/4 cup (35g) roasted peanuts

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by Warren Mendes

delicious. team

Oct 03, 2015

Go Indonesian for dinner with traditional nasi goreng served with flaked snapper.

4 garlic cloves, roughly chopped
5cm piece ginger, roughly chopped
4 long red chillies, seeds removed, 3 finely chopped, 1 thinly sliced
1/4 cup (65g) shrimp paste in soya bean oil (see notes)
1/4 cup (60ml) peanut oil
2 x 180g skinless snapper fillets
2 eggs, lightly beaten
5 spring onions, white part sliced, green part thinly sliced on an angle
2 tbs kecap manis (see notes)
2 tbs soy sauce
1 tbs honey
1 1/2 cups (300g) long-grain rice, cooked to packet instructions, cooled
2 cucumbers, halved lengthways, seeds removed, sliced on an angle
1/4 cup (35g) roasted peanuts

Method

1.

Place the garlic, ginger, finely chopped chilli and shrimp paste in a food processor and whiz until a paste. Set aside.
2.

Heat 1 tbs oil in a wok over high heat.
3.

Season snapper and cook for 3 minutes each side, then transfer to a plate and set aside. Heat another 1 tbs oil in the wok, then cook the egg for 30 seconds or until just set. Transfer to a plate.
4.

Heat remaining 1 tbs oil in the wok, then add paste and stir-fry for 1 minute or until fragrant. Add the white spring onion and stir-fry for 1 minute or until softened.
5.

Stir in the kecap manis, soy sauce, honey and 1/4 cup (60ml) water, then cook for 1 minute. Add the rice, cucumber and egg, then stir to coat in the sauce for a further 2-3 minutes until heated through.
6.

Divide the rice mixture among bowls and flake over the snapper. Serve garnished with peanuts, green spring onion and sliced chilli.