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Nasi Goreng   -   Sego Goreng


Nasi Goreng is a fried rice Indonesian Style.  It is a rice dish which is stir-fried cold steamed rice with a little oil, spices and other ingredients. 

There are two types of fried rice, one is simple fried rice (nasi goreng), and the other one is fried rice deluxe (nasi goreng istimewa). 

The Nasi Goreng is stir-fried rice in little oil with spices (chilli, garlic, salt)  and garnished with a shredded omelette.  It has less and more simple ingredients than the nasi goreng istimewa.

The Nasi Goreng Istimewa is stir-fried rice with extra luxurious ingredients - prawns, meat, fish, shredded omelette, and garnished with telur Dadar (fried egg).
It is also served with side dishes,  a cucumber salad and prawn crackers.

Sego Goreng is the tradition of Javanese fried rice.  It's cooked from the leftover rice the day before. Usually, the nasi goreng is cooked in the morning to serve for breakfast.  Saute the spices with oil, add in the cold rice, cook until the rice is warmed up, add in some kecap manis (sweet soy).  Stir, turn and toss around until the rice looks lovely golden brown colour.  Add in the shredded omelette and serve hot. 
At my parent's house, the nasi goreng sometime was cooked for the evening meal as well.  But it was very seldom.

I do not cook Sego Goreng very often for my family,  as they preferred their steamed white rice with the garnishes.  If I do, I have my own version of Sego Goreng.  My Sego Goreng has vegetables, and some meat or bacon cut finely. It is served warm, sprinkle with fried shallots, shredded omelette and accompany with prawn crackers.

My Nasi Goreng-Susy's Sego Goreng

Delicious Sego - Goreng

Nasi Goreng or Sego Goreng is a tasty rice dish, it is delicious and very economical. 
Its a meal in itself.




Recipe for Sego-Goreng

Susy’s Sego Goreng

Serves 4

Ingredients

2 cups cooked white rice
A piece of lean bacon, cut finely
1 chicken thigh fillet cut finely, 1teaspoon soy

Vegetables:

- Some, shredded cabbage

- Chopped carrot finely

- Chopped capsicum

(any vegetables that you like)

2 eggs for an omelette, and shredded finely

Cooking oil

Spices:

2 red chillies, seeded, cut finely

1garlic, peeled, crushed
½ cooking salt
½ tablespoon kecap manis (sweet soy)
½ of the juice of a lime
1 tablespoon fried shallots and chopped flat parsley
Prawns crackers

Method

Cook the omelette thinly, with a little oil, keep aside
Mix the chicken and the soy; then stir-fry in a hot frying pan for a few seconds
Take the chicken out from the cooking pan and keep aside
Stir-fry the spices with two tablespoons of oil, until soft and fragrant
Add in the juice of a lime, stir and mix then add in the bacon and the vegetables
Continue cooking for 2 minutes over medium heat
Put in the cold cooked rice, stir and mix, cook for 2 minutes
Add in the chicken, then stir again and cook 2 minutes further
At last add in the kecap manis, mix/stir, turn and toss around until the rice looks golden brown
Drawn the fry-pan off the stove, add in the shredded omelette and mix together,
Transfer onto a serving dish, sprinkle with the fried shallots and chopped fresh parsley.

 To serve:  Serve hot or warm, accompany with the prawn crackers.

Easy Recipe.  Have a try!

Have Fun and Happy Cooking
Susy