Nasi Goreng (Indonesian Fried Rice)
Ingredients
- 2 servings of steamed rice
- 2 eggs
- 1 clove garlic
- 2 shallots
- 1 red chile pepper
- 1 Tbsp fish oil
- 10 ml coconut oil
- Sweet soy sauce
- Salty soy sauce or salt
- Ground pepper
Optional ingredients
- 20 stink beans or green beans
- 100 g chicken fillet, cut into small pieces
- 100 g small prawns
- 4 fish meatballs
- 2 spoons of tinned corned beef
- 1 cucumber
- Sliced hot dogs or sausages
- Sliced chicken liver
- Cauliflower
- Sliced salted dried fish
- Spring onion
Steps
- Slice shallots and red pepper thinly.
- Crush garlic. Peel. Mince well.
- Slice stink beans in half, or as desired.
- Heat oil in a wok. Add chicken or prawn. Stir-fry until done.
- Add shallot, pepper, garlic and stink beans. Stir until garlic turns golden.
- Crack in eggs. Stir-fry until half done.
- Add steamed rice. Stir until mixed.
- Add soy sauces, salt and ground pepper as desired.
- Serve on plates, garnished with fresh cucumber slices or tomatoes.
Notes from the original
- Use cold rice, preferably leftover from a day before. Unsticky rice is easier to cook and preferred by some.
- Some prefer not to use stinky beans and use green peas or green beans as a substitute. This will give a nice shade of green.
- If you are cooking with corned beef, leave the sweet soy sauce out. This is a variation of nasi goreng called nasi goreng kornet or corned beef fried rice.
- Try including a sunny side up egg as accompaniment on the side.
- Some also prefer adding vegetables such as cucumber and tomatoes.
- You can use salted fish as a variation to make nasi goreng ikan asin, or salted fish fried rice. In this case, leave out the sweet soy sauce.
Source. Adapted from “Cookbook:Nasi Goreng (Indonesian Fried Rice)” by Wikibooks contributors, revision of 2026-10-13, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Changes. Steps rewritten into short commands. Introduction shortened. Wiki formatting removed. This adapted recipe is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.






