Sambal Fried Rice (Nasi Goreng Sambal Tumis)
Sambal Fried Rice (Nasi Goreng Sambal Tumis)

Hey everyone, it’s Jim, welcome to my recipe site. Today, we’re going to make a distinctive dish, sambal fried rice (nasi goreng sambal tumis). One of my favorites food recipes. This time, I am going to make it a little bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

First, let's not get lost in translation. Sambal is a generic term for chili-based sauces. Literally, there is nothing about nasi goreng that requires it to be spicy.

Sambal Fried Rice (Nasi Goreng Sambal Tumis) is one of the most favored of recent trending meals in the world. It’s simple, it is quick, it tastes delicious. It is enjoyed by millions daily. They’re nice and they look wonderful. Sambal Fried Rice (Nasi Goreng Sambal Tumis) is something which I’ve loved my entire life.

To get started with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few components. You can have sambal fried rice (nasi goreng sambal tumis) using 14 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

The ingredients needed to make Sambal Fried Rice (Nasi Goreng Sambal Tumis):
  1. Take 4 cups Cooked Rice
  2. Take 200 g Mackerel
  3. Get Sambal Paste (processed in a blender);
  4. Take 50 g Shallots
  5. Make ready 20 g Garlic
  6. Get 50 g Fresh Red Chillies
  7. Make ready 25 g Fermented Shrimp Paste (Belacan)
  8. Prepare For Stir Frying;
  9. Make ready 6 Tbsp Cooking Oil
  10. Prepare 2 pc Eggs (whisked)
  11. Make ready 1 cup Frozen Veggies (optional)
  12. Make ready 2 Tbsp Lemon Juice
  13. Take 2 tsp Sugar
  14. Make ready as needed Salt

Great recipe for Sambal Fried Rice (Nasi Goreng Sambal Tumis). I grew up with this and to this day it remains my favourite fried rice. This fried rice is best when paired with fish, specifically oily fish like Mackerel. Nasi goreng translates literally to 'fried rice; in Malay.

Instructions to make Sambal Fried Rice (Nasi Goreng Sambal Tumis):
  1. MARINADE; Once you've processed the Sambal ingredients into a paste, take 2-3 Tbsp of it and marinate the fish.
  2. EGGS; Heat 1 Tbsp of cooking oil in the wok until hot then add the eggs and cook it scrambled. Once it has cooled, remove and set aside.
  3. FRY THE FISH; add 2 Tbsp of cooking oil to the hot wok and fry the fish, 2 minutes for each side. Remove it and set aside. NOTE, usually the fish is then broken into bite size pieces.
  4. COOK THE PASTE; heat 3 Tbsp of cooking oil until hot, then add the Sambal paste, lime juice, sugar and veggies. Cook until all the liquid has evaporated, the colour of the Sambal turns darker and the oil separates from the paste.
  5. FRY THE RICE; once the oil separates, add the rice and mix well. Then add the fish, the eggs, and mix them well. Season with salt, taste test and then serve.

A fried egg on the side makes nasi goreng "special". Chicken, prawns, diced carrots or peas are welcome, though not at all essential. Fried rice was always a quick, easy, tasty and cheap way to use up leftover rice - common in Asian households. A good sambal tumis (belachan chilli paste), kecap manis (thick sweet soy sauce. This fried rice dish is loosely based on an Indonesian (Javanese) rice dish called nasi goreng.

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