
Chicken Nasi Goreng
A one-pot rice dish where chicken perfumes the grains as they cook — weeknight-friendly and endlessly adaptable. 40 minutes of mostly hands-off cooking.
Ingredients
- Chicken500 g
- Saltto taste
- Garlic1, finely chopped
- Rice300 g
- Eggs2
- Stock or Broth600 ml
- Ground Coriander1 tsp
- Coconut Oil2 tbsp
- Sweet Soy Sauce2 tbsp
- Sambal Oelek2 tbsp
Optional extras
- Fresh Cilantrohandful, to finish
Instructions
- 1
Rinse the rice until the water runs clear, then drain well.
- 2
Heat the Coconut Oil in a wide pot, soften the garlic, and bloom the ground coriander for 30 seconds.
- 3
Stir in the chicken, then add the rice and turn everything gently through the fragrant oil.
- 4
Pour in the stock, bring to a boil, then clamp on a lid and cook on the lowest heat for 15 minutes without peeking.
- 5
Rest off the heat for 5 minutes, then fluff with a fork and crown with fresh cilantro.
Chef's tip
Never lift the lid while the rice steams — trapped steam is doing the work.
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