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Nasi Goreng From Bosh Healthy Vegan
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Nasi Goreng From Bosh Healthy Vegan

Nasi Goreng is a classic fried rice dish from Indonesia. This version is meat-free, getting that umami flavour from tomatoe puree, maple syrup, peanuts and soy sauce.
Dietary: Dairy Free, Gluten Free, Refined Sugar Free, Vegan, Vegetarian, Wheat Free
Servings: 2 servings

Ingredients

  • 30 g unsalted peanuts
  • 1 lime
  • handful fresh parsley leaves original recipe calls for coriander. Use that if it doesn't taste like soap to you.
  • 1 bird's-eye chili
  • 2 shallots
  • 1 large carrot
  • 1 red pepper
  • 200 g white cabbage
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 tbsp soy sauce
  • 250 g ready cooked basmati brown rice
  • salt and pepper

For The Spice Paste

  • 2 shallots
  • 1 lemongrass stalk
  • 5 cm piece fresh ginger
  • 2 garlic cloves
  • 2 bird's eye chillies
  • 2 tbsp water
  • 1 tsp tomato puree
  • 1 tsp maple syrup
  • 1/2 tsp sesame oil

Instructions

  • Make the spice paste. Peel and roughly chop the shallots. Remove the tough outer layer of the lemongrass stalk and roughly chop the tender inner layers. Peel the ginger by scraping off the skin with a spoon, then roughly chop. Peel and roughly chop the garlic. Trim the chillies. Put all the ingredients into a blender and blitz into a paste.
  • Roughly chop the peanuts. Cut the lime into wedges. Roughly chop the parsley. Slice the chilli thinly. Set aside these ingredients for later.
  • Prep your vegetables. Peel and slice the shallots thinly, length ways. Peel the carrot, cut in length ways into long ribbons using a vegetable peeler. Trim, halve, core and cut the pepper into strips. Halve, core and finely shred the cabbage.
  • Cook the Nasi Goreng. Heat the olive oil in a wok or large frying pan over a high heat. Add shallots and fry for 2-3 minutes, stirring regularly until softened. Add the carrot and pepper and stir for another 2-3 minutes. Add the cabbage and soy sauce and stir for another 2-3 minutes. Tip the stir fried vegetables onto a plate and set aside. Return the wok to the heat, add the spice paste and stir for 2 minutes until fragrant.
  • Add the cooked rice to the pan and fold it into the paste. Return the cooked vegetables to the pan and fold them into the rice until the rice and vegetables are warmed through. Taste and season with salt and pepper.
  • Serve the nasi goreng topped with fresh parsley, chopped peanuts, chilli and lime.

Notes

Shallots can be difficult to find. If you cannot find a shallot use an onion. As onions are larger than shallots, halve the amount ie. 2 shallots = 1 medium onion