Nasi Goreng With Lime And Sugar Barbecued Chicken
Treat your taste buds to a delicious journey with this flavorful BBQ Chicken Nasi Goreng recipe. Marinated chicken, fragrant spice paste, and perfectly cooked rice come together to create a dish that is vibrant in colors and bursting with irresistible flavors. Every bite offers a delightful combination of savory, sweet, and spicy notes, making this dish a surefire favorite for any mealtime.
— Constant Cookbook
Ingredients
- 3 garlic
- 1 tsp crushed white pepper
- 1 tbsp granulated sugar
- 1 tbsp Thai fish sauce
- 1 lime
- 500g/1lb 2oz skinned boneless chicken thighs
- 2 tbsp vegetable oil
- 4 fat garlic
- 50g/2oz shallots
- 25g/1oz roasted salted peanuts
- 6 medium-hot red chillies
- 1 tsp blachan
- 1 tsp salt
- 300g/10½oz long-grain rice
- , for frying sunflower oil
- 6 large shallots
- 2 large free-range eggs
- salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 1 tbsp tomato purée
- 1 tbsp ketjap manis
- 1 tbsp light soy sauce
- 5cm/2in piece cucumber
- 8 spring onions
- salt and freshly ground black pepper
Instructions
- For the barbecued chicken, mix the crushed garlic, crushed white peppercorns, sugar, fish sauce and lime juice together in a bowl. Add the chicken pieces and place in the fridge to marinate for at least 2 hours or overnight.
- To cook the chicken, thread the marinated chicken pieces onto parallel pairs of the soaked bamboo skewers (this helps to stop the pieces from spinning around as you turn them).
- Preheat the grill to its highest setting (or prepare the barbecue).
- Grill the chicken skewers for 6-7 minutes, turning regularly, until golden-brown and caramelised on the outside and cooked through (no trace of pink should remain).
- Slide the barbecued chicken off the skewers, cut into chunks and set aside.
- For the spice paste, blend all of the spice paste ingredients in a food processor to a smooth paste.
- For the nasi goreng, cook the rice in boiling, salted water for 12-15 minutes, or according to packet instructions, until just tender. Drain, rinse well with boiling hot water from the kettle, and drain well again.
- Spread the rice out onto a large baking tray and set aside until cold (but do not refrigerate).
- Heat 1cm/½in of the sunflower oil in a large, deep-sided frying pan until a breadcrumb sizzles and turns golden-brown when dropped into it. (Caution: hot oil can be dangerous. Do not leave unattended.) Add the sliced shallots and shallow fry, stirring now and then, until crisp and richly golden-brown. Remove the onions from the pan with a slotted spoon and set aside to drain on plenty of kitchen paper. Sprinkle lightly with salt and set aside until cold and crisp.
- Beat the eggs in a bowl with some salt and freshly ground black pepper.
- Heat a couple of tablespoons of the sunflower oil in a small frying pan over a medium-high heat, pour in one-third of the beaten egg and cook until it has has set on top.
- Flip the egg over, fry it for a few more seconds then turn it out onto a chopping board or plate, roll it up tightly and set aside until cold. Repeat the process twice more with the remaining egg.
- When the egg rolls are cold, slice them into thin strips.
- Heat a wok over a high heat until smoking hot. Add two tablespoons of the oil left over from frying the shallots, then add the nasi goreng paste and stir-fry for 1-2 minutes, or until fragrant.
- Add the tomato purée and ketjap manis and stir-fry for a few seconds, then add the cold cooked rice and stir-fry for a further 2-3 minutes, or until heated through.
- Add the barbecued chicken pieces, fried shallots and strips of omelette and stir-fry for another minute.
- Add the soy sauce, cucumber and most of the spring onions and mix together well.
- To serve, spoon the nasi goreng onto a large warmed platter. Sprinkle over the remaining spring onions and allow people to help themselves.
Cook Time
1H
Yield
Serves 4
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