Veggie Patch Nasi Goreng

On a recent holiday to the South Coast of NSW, we stayed at an amazing Airbnb. It had backyard views of the river and the ocean and we had our own little island that we could paddle over to when the tide was out. The sun woke us up early every morning as it washed the whole house in bright, white sunlight. There was a local bike path out the front and a private beach out the back and we spent a lot of our time just enjoying the view and the natural “playground” of parks and beaches. There are so many great benefits for choosing an Airbnb including that you get to live in locations that might otherwise be off limits.

One of the other benefits is that you often get to have a browse through someone else’s book collection.

I have noticed that the NSW folk love their Bill Granger recipes and on my recent visit to Minnamurra I spend some of my time cooking my way through his book.

This recipe for Veggie Patch Nasi Goreng is really inspired by his own recipe for Nasi Goreng but it was re-worked so that I could use up some of the fresh produce from my own veggie patch.

I hope you like it.

Veggie Patch Nasi Goreng Recipe

Veggie Patch Nasi Goreng Recipe

Servings 4

Ingredients

2 tablespoons of vegetable oil
6 spring onions finely chopped
4 garlic cloves crushed
1 long red chilli finely chopped
1 baby cos lettuce (or 1/2 chopped cabbage is more traditional) finely chopped
2 tablespoons of kecap manis
2 tablespoons of soy sauce
1/2 teaspoon of sugar
4 cups of cooked rice
4 eggs
1/2 cucumber chopped
1 lime cut into wedges
chilli sauce to serve

Recipe Notes

The lime is optional but I had a fruit bowl full of them and was definitely keen to add them to my own lunch.

Here is a photo to show you what it looks like. Sorry about the quality but I was on holiday!

The recipe is definitely improved by the addition of eggs with a runny yolk which I only managed to pull off for two of my dishes as I was cooking in an unfamiliar kitchen.

The yolk then will kind of run down into the rice dish and mix with the sauce and you will be delighted.