Nasi Goreng (Indonesian-Style Fried Rice)

Name: Nasi Goreng (Indonesian-Style Fried Rice)
Yield: Serves 4 to 6
Cuisine: Indonesian
Ingredients: 5 , green or red Thai chiles, stemmed; 7 large, shallots, peeled; 4 large, garlic cloves, peeled; 2 tablespoons, dark brown sugar; 2 tablespoons, light or mild molasses; 2 tablespoons, soy sauce; 2 tablespoons, fish sauce; , Table salt; 4 large, eggs; 1/2 cup, vegetable oil; 1 , recipe Faux Leftover Rice; 12 ounces, extra-large shrimp (21 to 25 per pound), peeled, deveined, tails removed, and cut crosswise into thirds; 4 large, scallions, sliced thin; 2 , limes, cut into wedges

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Appears in Cook's Illustrated May/June 2011, America's Test Kitchen TV

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Indonesian

Rice

We set out to make a version of Indonesian-style nasi goreng, an iconic Southeast Asian fried rice dish, using fresh rice instead of leftover rice.

SERVES4 to 6

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WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

For a different take on Indonesian-style nasi goreng, a classic Southeast Asian fried rice dish, we tweaked the cooking process so that we could avoid cooking the rice the day before or waiting until we had leftover rice on hand. To mimic t...

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