Nasi goreng kampung
Village fried rice
Nasi goreng kampung: village fried rice with pounded chillies, anchovies and kangkung
Kampung means village, and this is the fried rice of Malay countryside kitchens and roadside warung: hot with pounded bird's-eye chillies, savoury from toasted belacan shrimp paste and crisp ikan bilis (dried anchovies), and green with water spinach. It is cooked fast and eaten for lunch with a runny fried egg on top. Chef's tip: adding the anchovies with the rice makes them soggy; fry them crisp first, take half out and scatter them on at the end.
- Total time
- 25 min
- Difficulty
- easy
- Serves
- 2
Ingredients
For the chilli paste
- 3 shallots
- 1 tsp belacan (shrimp paste)toasted
For the rice
- 1 ⅜ oz dried anchovies (ikan bilis)heads removed, rinsed and dried
- 3 tbsp neutral oil
- 14 oz cooked jasmine ricecold, from the day before
- 3 ½ oz water spinach (kangkung)cut into 4 cm lengths; or spinach
- 1 tbsp light soy sauce
- ¼ tsp salt
- 2 eggs
- ½ cucumber (optional)sliced, to serve
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Method
0/6 doneStep 1: Pound or blitz 6 bird's-eye chillies, 3 shallots, 2 garlic cloves and 1 tsp belacan (shrimp paste) into a coarse paste.
Step 2: Heat 3 tbsp neutral oil in a wok over a medium heat and fry 1 ⅜ oz dried anchovies (ikan bilis) for 3–4 minutes, stirring, until golden and crunchy. Lift out half and keep them on paper.
4 minStep 3: Add the chilli paste to the wok and fry for 2 minutes until it darkens and smells toasty; it will make you cough, so open a window.
2 minStep 4: Turn the heat to high, add 14 oz cooked jasmine rice and toss for 3 minutes until hot and coated. Add 3 ½ oz water spinach (kangkung), 1 tbsp light soy sauce and ¼ tsp salt and toss 1 minute more until the greens wilt.
4 minStep 5: Push the rice to the sides and fry 2 eggs in the middle (or in a separate pan) until the whites are set and the edges are lacy.
3 minStep 6: Serve the rice topped with an egg, the reserved anchovies and slices of ½ cucumber.
Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 640 kcal
- Protein
- 24 g
- Carbs
- 82 g
- Fat
- 24 g
- Fibre
- 3 g
Nutrition values are estimates.
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Good to know
- How long does nasi goreng kampung take?
- About 25 minutes in total: 10 minutes to prepare and 15 minutes to cook.
- How many people does it serve?
- 2 as written. Change the servings above the ingredients and every amount scales to match.
- Is it very spicy?
- It has some heat. Use less chilli for a milder version, or more if you like it hot.
- What can I use instead of shallots?
- Half an onion per 2 shallots.
- What can I use instead of garlic cloves?
- ½ tsp garlic paste or ⅛ tsp garlic powder per clove.
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