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Nasi Goreng (Fried Rice)

The famous Indonesian fried rice. original made from leftover rice and eaten as a breakfast dish.

Now more usual server for lunch or as the basis of a larger evening meal, for example with a rijsttafel. It is very easy to make and won't take more than 20 minutes to prepare.

Ingredients:

• 350 gr. Long Grain Rice
• 2 Tbs. Vegetable Oil
• 3 Eggs
• 1 Onion
• 2 Green Chillis, Sambal Ulek or Sambal Badjak.
• 1 Garlic Clove
• 1 Leek
• 1 teaspoon Ground Coriander
• 1 teaspoon Ground Cumin
• 250 gr. Chicken meat
• 250 gr. Shelled Prawns
• 3 Tbs. Kecap Manis

Preparation:

This dish is best made from cold leftover rice, but you can cook a fresh batch and leave it to cool for at least 4 hours. Beat the eggs and make into a omelette, slice into strips and set aside. Heat the oil in a wok or large frying pan. Add the chopped onion, leek, garlic and chillis. Fry until the onion is soft. Add the Coriander and Cumin. Slice Chicken into strips and add with the prawns to the onion mixture and cook, stirring occasionally until they are well mixed. Add the rice, soya sauce and omelet strips and cook for a further 5 minutes.Decorate with some of the leftover leek and serve hot. Enjoy. 

Indonesian's Satay

This is a fabulous treat for summer barbecue's with a fresh salad and French bread or even a quick supper with Indonesian fried rice.

Ingredients:

• 500 gr. of Beef, Pork or Chicken

Marinade:

• 1 Onion
• 1 Garlic clove
• 30 ml Dark Soya sauce
• 1 teaspoon Coriander powder
• 1 teaspoon Lemon Grass
• 1 teaspoon Hot Chilli paste
• 1 glass red wine (optional)
• 30 ml water

Preparation:

Dice the meat in to 2 cm square cubes and put onto bamboo skewers(about 4 per stick).

Combine all the marinade ingredients into a food processor and make into a smooth paste. Poor this over the prepared sate's and leave to marinade for at least 2 hours.

Cook the sate's on the barbecue or under the grill for 5 -10 min. until done and serve with hot Peanut Sauce. 

Peanut Sauce. 
This sauce is a very good accomplishment with sate's, Indonesian fried rice and many more dishes including chips (french fries). Why not serve it at your next barbecue party.

Ingredients:

• 1 Onion
• 3 tablespoons Peanutbutter
• 30 gr Dark Brown Sugar
• 20 ml Dark Soya sauce
• 1 teaspoon Coriander
• 1 teaspoon Cumin
• 1 stalk Lemon grass (crushed)
• 1 tablespoon Lemon juice
• 1 tablespoon cooking oil
• 1 teaspoon sambal ulek
• Coconut Milk or Water

Preparation:

Finely dice a small onion. Put the oil in a small saucepan and soften the onion, add all other ingredients except coconut milk/water. Slowly heat on low flame adding liquid as required to make it into a smooth sauce. Remove Lemongrass before serving.