Spicy Fried Rice (Nasi Goreng Cili Padi)
A wholesome dish with dried anchovies and fish sauce that does wonders in Southeast Asian recipes. Served with warm vegetable broth and chili soy sauce, it packs some real heat and intense flavour.
Servings: 4
Calories: 388kcal
Ingredients
- 1 cup uncooked rice (or 3 cups cooked rice)
- 2 cups water
- 2 tbsp vegetable oil
- 15 birds eye chilies, roughly chopped
- 2 cups baby spinach
- 1 onion, roughly chopped
- 5 garlic, roughly chopped
- ½ cup dried anchovies
- 2 tsp fish sauce
- 2 free-range eggs
- ½ tsp salt plus more for seasoning if needed
- 2 canned tuna in oil, drained 220 to 250 g
Chili soy sauce (optional)
- ½ cup soy sauce
- 2 bird's eye chilies, thinly sliced
Fried eggs (optional)
- 2 tbsp vegetable oil
- 4 free-range eggs
Light soup (optional)
- ½ tsp vegetable oil
- 1 garlic clove, smashed
- 2 cups vegetable broth
Instructions
Cook rice
- Pour 2 cups of water and uncooked rice into a pot. Put the pot to boil and cover with lid. Once the water goes into a rolling boil, simmer on low heat with the lid on.
- After simmering for 13 minutes, rice should be cooked. Tilt pan to check that all water has been absorbed. Turn the heat off and fluff the rice. Remove from heat and cover with lid for 10 minutes. Refrigerate for 30 minutes.
Make fried rice
- Use a food processor to blitz onion, garlic, anchovies, and bird's eye chilies.
- Put a wok on medium heat and tip in your tuna. Fry until the moisture has boiled away, about 5 minutes. Set aside.
- Using the same pan, heat oil on medium heat. Fry your onion mixture for 2 minutes. Crack eggs and scramble.
- Add half of your cooled rice and stir well. Add tuna, spinach, fish sauce, salt and the rest of your rice. Stir until well combined.
- Taste and season with salt if needed.
Fry your eggs (optional)
- Heat your pan on high and add oil. Fry eggs if using. Serve on fried rice.
Make chili soy sauce (optional)
- Pour soy sauce and sliced chilies into a small bowl. Serve on the side.
Make soup (optional)
- In a sauce pan, add oil and fry garlic on medium heat, about 1 minute.
- Pour vegetable stock and increase heat to high. Turn the heat off once it's boiling. Serve on the side.
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Notes
| Nutrition Facts | |
|---|---|
| Servings: 4 | |
| Amount per serving | |
| Calories | 388 |
| % Daily Value* | |
| Total Fat 10.4g | 13% |
| Saturated Fat 1.9g | 10% |
| Cholesterol 110mg | 37% |
| Sodium 505mg | 22% |
| Total Carbohydrate 42.5g | 15% |
| Dietary Fiber 1.8g | 6% |
| Total Sugars 2.2g | |
| Protein 29.5g | |
| Vitamin D 8mcg | 39% |
| Calcium 75mg | 6% |
| Iron 4mg | 25% |
| Potassium 479mg | 10% |
| *The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calorie a day is used for general nutrition advice. | |