Nasi Goreng with Smoked Trout

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Ingredients

  • 1 1/4 c long grain rice
  • 3 eggs
  • Sunflower oil, to shallow fry
  • 6 large shallots, thinly sliced
  • 2 170 g smoked ocean trout fillets, skin removed, flesh flaked into chunks
  • 500 g peeled green prawns
  • 1 T light soy sauce
  • 5 cm piece telegraph cucumber, quartered lengthways, sliced
  • 4 spring onions, thinly sliced on an angle
  • Nasi goreng paste ( makes 1/3 c cup)
  • 1/4 c peanut oil
  • 4 large garlic cloves, roughly chopped
  • 2 large shallots, roughly chopped
  • 2 T roasted, salted peanuts
  • 2 small red chilies, roughly chopped
  • 1 T tomato paste
  • 1/2 t shrimp paste
  • 1 T kecap manis

Preparation

Step 1

For the paste, blend all the ingredients in a food processor until smooth. Any leftover can be stored in the firdge for up to 2 weeks, covered with a thin layer of oil.
Cook rice in boiling water for 15 minutes until just ender. Drain, rinse well, then spread on a tray and cool completely.
Beat eggs in a bowl with some salt and pepper. Heat 2t oil in a frypan over medium high heat. Pour in a third of the egg, swirling to coat base of pan. Cook for 1 minute until egg in lightly set, then flip and cook for a few secons on the other side. Transfer to a plate, then repeat to make 2 more omelettes. Cool, then roll up and thinly slice into strips.
In the same pan, fry eschalot in 1 cm oil over medium heat for 2-3 minutes until crisp and golden. Drain on paper towel.
Heat 2 T oil in a wok over high heat until smoking. Add T paste and stir fry for 2 minutes until fragrant. Add rice and stir fry for 2 minutes to heat through. Add trout, prawns, omelette and fried schallots and stir for 1 minute. Add soy, cucumber, and spring onion, toss well, then serve.