Reviewed: Oct. 5, 2008

Nasi Goreng - This recipe works best if you use rice made the night before and it is cold from the refrig. I always use jasmine rice. If you do not have 'kecap manis' you can use ketchup mixed with a little brown sugar. I also add chicken to mine and have used tofu. I simply saute the garlic and onion, add one chicken breast thinly sliced with the egg, then I add the veggies , chili's (always red) and season with some salt and white pepper. Once my veggies are cooked I add the pre-cooked rice and the sauces. I may cook for 5 minutes or so.

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BEARROBB

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: San Francisco, California, USA

Reviewed: Feb. 11, 2009

I came from Indonesia and nasi goreng is really common for people in Indonesia. I tried this recipe, very nice almost like my own recipe. For me, I'll add the chilli pepper with thai pepper. I like spicy and hot !!

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Zhuangpopo

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Semarang, Jawa Tengah, Indonesia

Living In: Tyrone, Pennsylvania, USA

Reviewed: Oct. 16, 2009

Everyone at the table hsd seconds. Need I say more!

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L.E.

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Wheatfield, Indiana, USA

Living In: Niceville, Florida, USA

Reviewed: Apr. 4, 2011

I used this recipe as a base and added my own stuff to it. I didn't use kecap manis because I don't even know what it is. I skipped the tomato sauce because it just sounded strange and I didn't have any cucumbers on hand so I didn't use those either. I ended up using a jalapeno and a lot of soy sauce. I had some left over baked chicken and cooked bacon so I threw that in too. I also added some green onion and tabasco towards the end. It turned out great! Thanks for the recipe. I wouldn't have thought to add the carrot and celery and they were actually quite nice in the dish.

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The Die Cut

Cooking Level: Expert

Reviewed: Jan. 14, 2007

During my visit to Jakarta fried rice was the main stay of my diet. This taste very close to that.

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Nita

Reviewed: May 9, 2008

I thought this was pretty good. I did not have any kecap manis so I looked it up on line and made it from scratch. The dish will not blow you away but it did taste better than the last Indonesian fried rice I ordered in a restaurant.

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Mrs.Rhame

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Gardena, California, USA

Living In: Covington, Georgia, USA

Reviewed: Dec. 22, 2009

The chili peppers made it a little too spicy for me but other wise I would say that it was pretty good.

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Cat Lovers

Reviewed: Sep. 7, 2010

sounds simple enough, ill try it soon.. not too sure about all the sauces involved though, a bit worried their gonna get soggy.. but still nice one :)

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