NASI GORENG (fried rice with shrimp and steak)

yummy, all in one meal!

PREP TIME: 35 min/ TOTAL COOKING TIME: 25-30 min/ SERVES 4

RECIPE SOURCE: Homestyle STIR FRY

YOU NEED:

• 2 eggs
• oil, for cooking
• 3 garlic cloves, finely chopped
• 2 red chillies seeded and finely chopped
• 1 onion, finely chopped
• 1 t dried shrimp paste
• 1 t coriander seeds
• 1/2 t sugar
• 200 g (7 oz) rump steak, thinly sliced
• 200 g (7 oz) peeled raw prawns
• 550 g (3 cups) cold cooked rice
• 2 t kecap manis (see Note )
• 1 T soy sauce
• 4 spring onions, finely chopped

lettuce and cucumber strips to serve

crisp-fried onions

1. Beat the eggs with a pinch of salt until foamy. Heat frying pan and lightly brush with 1 T oil. Pour about one-quarter of the egg into the pan, cook for 1-2 im or until the omelette sets. Flip and cook for 30 sec. Remove from pan and repeat with the remaining egg. When omelettes are cold gently roll up and shred finely.
2. Process the garlic, onion, chilli, shrimp paste, coriander and sugar in a food processor, or pound using a mortar and pestle, until a paste form.
3. heat a wok over high ehat, add 1 T of oil and fry the paste for 1 min. or until fragrant. Add the steak and prawns and stir-fry until they changed colour. Add 2 T of oil and the rice. stir-fry breaking up any lumps, until the rice is heated through. Add the kecap manis, soy sauce and spring onion and stir-fry for another minute. Serve immediately, on a bed of lettuce and cucumber,( i did not use lettuce and cucumber on mine though, just put it in a bowl)  granished with the omelette strips and crisp-fried onions

NOTE: kecap manis is a thick sweet soy sauce. check you local asian store for availability