Nasi Goreng by Lee Kum Kee

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🥗Healthier: low-sodium soy sauce

💰Cheaper: regular soy sauce + sugar

Low-sodium soy sauce reduces salt intake while maintaining flavor.

fried shallots

🥗Healthier: baked shallots

💰Cheaper: onions

Baked shallots are lower in fat, while onions add sweetness.

chicken

🥗Healthier: tofu

💰Cheaper: tempeh

Tofu is a plant-based protein that is often more affordable.

shrimp

🥗Healthier: chicken

💰Cheaper: canned tuna

Canned tuna offers a budget-friendly protein alternative.

Get your wok to a smoking hot temperature.

Add a little bit of oil to the wok.

Crack the egg into the wok and fry it through, rolling it around the wok.

Break the yolk halfway through and slice through the egg.

Add onions to the wok and stir fry.

Add red peppers and stir fry for 30 seconds.

Add the cooked rice to the wok and break up the clumps, frying it through.

Add garlic, chili bean paste, sweet soy sauce, and shrimp paste to the rice and stir fry until the grains of rice start to jump up at you.

Finish with a dash of sesame oil.

Cooking Techniques

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