NASI GORENG

Ingredients

120g long grain rice, pre cooked

15ml toasted sesame oil

4 rashers streaky bacon, sliced

1/2 medium red onion,sliced

1 medium garlic clove, thinly sliced/roughly chopped.

1 cayenne or other hot chilli pepper

15ml mirin

30ml brown rice vinegar

150-200g cooked king prawns leave whole, or butterfly or split in half along the prawn.

75g frozen peas, blanched

Omelette

2 eggs

5ml dark soy sauce

5ml sesame oil

5ml mirin

5ml brown rice vinegar

5ml butter

Serves 2-3

Inspiration: Sri Owen

Method

Heat the sesame oil in a wide deep sided saute pan or a wok.

Stir fry the bacon until beginning to brown.

Add onion and garlic, fry until onion starts to soften, its fine for the garlic to brown lightly.

Add the chilli pepper, mirin and brown rice vinegar.

Allow to cook quickly to reduce liquid a little.

Add the rice, reduce heat and allow to warm through.

Add prawns and peas and allow to warm through.

Season with salt and pepper.

Omelette

Beat the eggs with the other ingredients, except the butter. The egg mix will be a dark brown colour, this is as it should be.

Heat the butter in a small pan. When frothy and hot, add the egg and make the omelette.

Once cooked divide in two or slice as in the picture.

Heap the rice mixture into warmed bowls, garnish with the omelette.

Serve with soy sauce and a spicy sauce, Nandos peri-peri is a good one, choose the heat level suitable to your taste.