Indonesian fried rice with mackerel

Stir-fry recipe for 4 people, takes only 15 mins; recipe has olive oil, egg, curry paste, caster sugar, basmati rice, spring onion, frozen pea, soy sauce, smoked mackerel and cucumber.

Indonesian fried rice with mackerel

Indonesian fried rice with mackerel

Recipe by Chef Soomro Course: Stir-fry
Servings

4

servings
Prep time

5 mins

Ingredients

  • Olive Oil: 1 tbsp olive oil
  • Spring Onion: small bunch spring onions, sliced
  • Egg: 2 eggs, lightly beaten
  • Soy Sauce: 2 tbsp soy sauce, plus extra to serve
  • Cucumber: 1/2 cucumber, cut into half moons
  • Frozen Pea: 140g frozen peas
  • Caster Sugar: pinch caster sugar
  • Basmati Rice: 800g cooked basmati rice (about 250g-300g uncooked)
  • Curry Paste: 1 tbsp red curry paste
  • Smoked Mackerel: 4 smoked mackerel fillets, flaked

Directions

  1. Heat the oil in a largefrying panorwok. Tip in the eggs and swirl to coat the base of the pan. Cook for 1 min, then flip and cook the other side until set. Remove and roughly chop into ribbons.
  2. Add the curry paste and sugar and fry for 1 min. Tip in the rice and stir to coat in the paste, then add the spring onions and peas. Stir-fry for 2-3 mins until everything is really hot. Add the soy sauce, then gently toss through the omelette ribbons and mackerel.
  3. Divide between 4 bowls and garnish with the cucumber. Serve with extra soy sauce, if you like.