Fried Rice with Petai Beans
(Nasi Goreng Petai)

Ingredients:
  • 5 Tbs. Vegetable oil
  • 2 Tbs. sweet soy sauce
  • 1 pod of petai beans, peeled and each bean sliced in four pieces
  • cold steamed rice from 750 gr. rice
  • 3 tomatoes, sliced
  • 2 cabbage leaves, shredded

Spice Paste:

  • 5 red chilies
  • 6 small shallots
  • 4 cloves garlice
  • 1 tsp. shrimp paste (terasi)
  • 6 petai beans
  • salt to taste
Instructions:
  • Heat the oil, fry the spice paste until fragrant. 
  • Add the sweet soy sauce and the petai beans.
  • Stir-fry until well blended.
  • Add the rice and continue stirring until everything is well blended and heated.  Remove.
  • Serve the rice on oval plates an garnish with fried shallots on tops.  Put the sliced tomatoes, slivers shredded cabbage around the rice.
  • You can also have sunny side up eggs with the fried rice as well if preferred.

Makes 8-10 servings.

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