Farmer’s Market Nasi Goreng (Instant Pot)
This Nasi Goreng is what I made for tonight’s dinner after spending over 5 hours on the road. Nasi Goreng is essentially Indonesian Fried Rice. A medley of vegetables and meat (if desired) usually serve with an egg on top. My version is relatively simple, no complex ingredients, made with rice cooked from the scratch and done in the instant pot.
My Nasi Goreng Story
Last weekend, we were running around dropping the daughter off to sleep away camp for the first time. As always I am feeling sad. We plan on bringing her home over the weekends, hence the 5 hours on the road. It did give me time to do something I rarely have time to do – talk to her for a while. What really surprised me was how independent she is feeling. Her mind has opened up to many new concepts about living.
She generally has handled her time away responsibly. I realize the value of her spending this time away from us. It will go a long way in preparing her for the world outside. Once again making me realize, often right decisions in parenting hurt. As they say, there is a price for everything.
Back to the Nasi Goreng, I looked at this recipe and then this one to get a sense of the flavors and seasonings. I used to load and loads of fresh veggies I had picked up at the farmer’s market. In a nutshell, the flavor for this dish needs to be salty, spicy, tangy and sweet. I used Kecap Manis, one of favorite things to use. I skipped shrimp paste but you can certainly add it if you wish and added chilies and a hint of tamarind. A satisfying meal was created. I garnished this with lime, an egg and chopped scallions.
So, a few essentials to note.
- I have added the veggies, because I like to make this a little more balance, this is not needed and is really not traditional.
- The fried egg is essential, so take your time to fry the egg, until the sides are nice and crisp.
- If time and your pantry permit, fry some shallots and slice up a cucumber to serve with this lovely take on fried rice.
So much going on, looking forward to a busy and hopefully wonderful week ahead! Another interesting one pot recipe is this Quinoa Fried Recipe and Spicy Roasted Cauliflower Pasta.
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A healthy and flavorful version of Nasi Goreng - Indonesian Fried Rice, made with brown rice done easily in the instant pot.
Ingredients
- 3 tablespoons oil
- 1 large onion, thinly sliced
- 1 tablespoon, minced garlic
- 2 to 3 fresh chilies, minced
- 2 carrots, peeled and diced
- 1 beet, peeled and diced
- ¼ cup chopped mushrooms
- ¾ cup brown basmati rice
- 1 tablespoon kecap manis (sweet soy sauce)
- 1 tablespoon tamari or fish sauce
- 1 teaspoon tamarind paste or 1 tablespoon fresh lime juice
- Chopped scallions
- Lime wedges
- Chopped cilantro
- 1 egg per person
- Optional Fried Shallots
- Sliced Cucumbers
Instructions
- Turn the instant pot onto sauté mode. Add in the oil and heat for a minute.
- Add in the onions and sauté for 3 minutes.
- Add in the garlic and chilies and sauté for another minute.
- Add in the the vegetables and mix well.
- Add in the rice and stir well.
- Add in the kecap manis, the tamari or fish sauce and the tamarind. Add in 1 cup of water.
- Turn off the sauté mode, cover and set on pressure for 7 minutes. After this completes cooking let it rest for 10 minutes. Release any residual pressure and remove the lid. Stir the mixture well.
- Carefully crack the eggs over the rice. I do this in four corners for the 4 of us.
- Cover for 1 minute, the steam will cook the eggs. If you want the runny yolk showing version, you will need to do this in a separate skillet.
- Serve the rice with an egg, garnished with chopped scallions, cilantro and lime.
Notes
The vegetables in this dish can be substituted with any assortment of your favorite vegetables.
IPnewbie
If you don’t have kecap manis, are there any reasonable substitutes?
rinkub@aol.com
You can use 1 teaspoon soy sauce, 1 teaspoon oyster sauce and 1 and 1/2 teaspoons brown sugar. If you do not have oyster sauce increase the soy sauce, it will just be thinner.
IPnewbie
Thank you!