Cooking with (and freezing) prawns?

champys

Bargain Rzl - nasi goreng is an Indonesian curry. The words simply mean 'fried rice', and there are many, many different ways of making it: from very simple to very elaborate. My own recipe is half way, and goes as follows:

Marinade some lean pork or chicken pieces in soy sauce, to which you have added crushed or minced garlic, a squeeze of lemon juice, a little dried ginger and if you can find it galangal powder (not essential). It is nicest to use the Indonesian variety of soy sauce, called 'ketjap manis' which is a little sweet. If you can't get it, add a teaspoon or two of brown sugar to ordinary dark soy sauce.
Leave the meat in the marinade for a couple of hours, or can be left overnight. Meanwhile cook some rice. Ideally your rice should be totally cooled before you assemble the nasi goreng (but that doesn't always happen to me either).
Heat some oil in a wok or large frying pan, and fry a sliced onion. Once it is turning brown, add the (drained) pork or chicken and stir-fry until nearly done. Add a good quantity of shredded vegetables: a mix of white cabbage, leeks, bean sprouts works well, and you could also add some mushrooms, red/green peppers if you have them lying around. Add a little hot chili paste (sambal oelek) for 'bite' and more of the marinade, but don't make it too wet. Only lightly cook the veg so they stay a little crisp. Add some pepper, and salt if it needs it (the soy sauce may already be sufficient), then add the cooled cooked rice and stir-fry it all together until the rice is hot again. Add the prawns last.
Serve with a fried egg for each person, prawn crackers, peanut sauce and plain cucumber sliced into thick strips. Have soy sauce and sambal oelek on the table so people can add if they like it hotter or saltier.

That is it. I should add that if you are very lucky you can sometimes find special dried nasi goreng spices to enhance your nasi goreng. If using, they need soaking in a little hot water, and should be added to the meat when you fry it.

Bargain_Rzl

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