Indonesian Rice Salad Food

INDONESIAN FRIED RICE (NASI GORENG)

Steps:

• Bring the rice and water to a boil in a saucepan over high heat. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer until the rice is tender, and the liquid has been absorbed, 20 to 25 minutes. Spread onto a baking sheet, and refrigerate 2 hours until cold.
• Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium heat. Spray with nonstick cooking spray. Pour eggs into hot skillet. Cook until the eggs begin to set, lifting up the edges of the set eggs to allow the uncooked egg to contact the hot pan, about 1 minute. Flip omelet in one piece and cook until fully set, about 30 seconds. Slice omelet into 1/2 inch strips.
• Heat the vegetable oil in a wok or large frying pan over high heat. Stir in the onion, leek, garlic, and chile peppers. Cook, stirring, until onion is soft, 3 to 5 minutes. Stir in the chicken, prawns, coriander, and cumin, mixing well. Cook and stir for approximately 5 minutes.
• Mix in the cold rice, sweet soy sauce, and omelet strips; cook until shrimp are bright pink and chicken is no longer pink in the center, 3 to 5 minutes.

INDONESIAN FRIED RICE (NASI GORENG)

Steps:

• Boil rice in plenty of salted water until cooked.
• Rinse, drain and spread the rice to cool.
• Do this at least two hours ahead, or preferably, leave overnight in the fridge.
• Combine eggs with sesame oil and salt, and put aside (see below).
• Heat wok or large frying pan over heat until hot.
• Add oil, and wait until it is very hot and slightly smoking.
• Add the onions, ginger, shrimp paste, garlic, and pepper, and stir-fry for 2 minutes, squashing the shrimp paste as you go.
• Then add chicken and shrimp and stir-fry for a further 2 minutes.
• Add rice and continue to stir-fry for 3 minutes.
• Now add the chilli bean sauce or sambal oelek, oyster sauce and ketjap manis/dark soy sauce and continue to stir-fry for 2 minutes.
• Finally, add egg mixture and continue to stir-fry for another minute.
• Alternatively make 2 thin omelettes from the egg mixture ahead of time and cut into strips.
• These can then be used as garnish on the finished dish.
• Turn onto large serving platter and garnish with the spring onion and fresh cilantro, and serve hot.

SRI WASANO'S INFAMOUS INDONESIAN RICE SALAD

Steps:

• Cook the brown rice in 3 C water until tender.
• In a large bowl, combine peanut oil, sesame oil, orange juice, garlic, pepper flakes, tamari, salt, honey or brown sugar if desired, cider vinegar, pineapple.
• Add the hot rice to the above mix and mix well. Stir in the scallions, celery, sprouts, raisins, peanuts, cashews, sesame seeds, bell peppers, water chestnuts and raw peas if desired. Mix well and serve.

INDONESIAN RICE SALAD

Steps:

• Put cooked rice into a large bowl.
• Add the peanut oil, sesame oil, orange juice, garlic, cayenne pepper, soy sauce, salt, cider vinegar, and pineapple and mix well.
• Mix in the green onions, celery, sprouts, raisins, peanuts, cashews, sesame seeds, peppers, and water chestnuts.
• Allow to chill and marinate.
• Usually I can only wait an hour or so before I dig in!

INDONESIAN RICE SALAD WITH FRESH DATES

Steps:

• Mix all the salad ingredients a large bowl.
• In a smaller bowl, whisk the dressing ingredients together and pour over the salad.
• Toss the salad and serve on lettuce leaves.
• You may serve with hoisin sauce or chutney on the side.

INDONESIAN SPICED RICE

Steps:

• Heat oil in large, heavy pan over medium heat. Stir in onion, jalapeno peppers and garlic. Saute until onion is translucent; about 8 minutes.
• Stir turmeric, cinnamon, and rice into the pan; stir for 2 minutes. Mix in the chicken broth, water and bay leaf. Bring the mixture to a boil, reduce heat to low, cover and cook 20 minutes.
• Turn off the heat altogether and let sit for 5 minutes. Garnish with chopped green onion.

INDONESIAN RICE SALAD WITH ORANGE-SESAME-CILANTRO DRESSING

Steps:

• Cook rice according to directions and place in a bowl to cool to room temperature.
• When cool, add pineapple, cashews, raisins, green onions, red and green bell peppers, celery, bean sprouts and cilantro.
• In a jar, combine dressing ingredients and shake to mix.
• If the salad is served immediately, drizzle all of the dressing over the salad.
• If salad is to be served later, use only half of dressing over salad, then at the last minute add the other half of dressing, stirring to coat.
• May be served room temperature or chilled.