Nasi lemak

Nasi lemak — a delightful Malaysian dish featuring seafood.

Nasi lemak

By API | Prep: 15 min | Cook: 30 min | Serves: 4

Tags: Seafood, Malaysian

Ingredients

Instructions

  1. In a medium saucepan, combine coconut milk, water, ground ginger, ginger root, salt, bay leaf, and rice.
  2. Cover the saucepan and bring the mixture to a boil.
  3. Lower the heat and let it simmer for 20 to 30 minutes, or until the rice is fully cooked.
  4. Place eggs in a saucepan and fill it with cold water.
  5. Heat the water until it boils, then take the saucepan off the heat immediately.
  6. Cover the eggs and allow them to sit in the hot water for 10 to 12 minutes.
  7. Take the eggs out of the hot water, cool them down, peel, and cut in half.
  8. Cut the cucumber into slices.
  9. In a large skillet or wok, heat 1 cup of vegetable oil over medium-high heat.
  10. Add the peanuts and sauté briefly until they turn a light brown.
  11. Using a slotted spoon, remove the peanuts and set them on paper towels to drain excess oil.
  12. Place the skillet back on the stove.
  13. Add the contents of one package of anchovies and cook for a short time, turning until they become crispy.
  14. Using a slotted spoon, take out the anchovies and place them on paper towels.
  15. Dispose of the oil from the skillet and clean it out.
  16. Add 2 tablespoons of oil to the skillet and heat it.
  17. Add the onion, garlic, and shallots; sauté until aromatic, about 1 to 2 minutes.
  18. Incorporate the chile paste and cook for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
  19. If the chile paste appears too dry, add a little bit of water.
  20. Add the remaining anchovies and cook for an additional 5 minutes.
  21. Mix in salt, sugar, and tamarind juice; let it simmer until the sauce thickens, about 5 minutes.
  22. Serve the onion and garlic sauce over the warm rice.
  23. Garnish the rice with peanuts, fried anchovies, cucumber slices, and halved eggs.

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