Turning Leftover Rice into Breakfast

What's my breakfast today? The answer is fried rice.

Close up photo of my nasi goreng. Photo by restyu.

Yeah, fried rice or nasi goreng! Having nasi goreng for breakfast is common here, especially if we have a lot of leftover rice. Today, I cook nasi goreng myself using my leftover rice.

My leftover rice from yesterday. Photo by restyu.

I still had leftover rice from yesterday and the condition is still good. Besides that, I have any other ingredients. So, why don't use it for making nasi goreng then?

Cooking fried rice isn't that hard. Including the preparation, I need around 15 minutes to make a bowl of nasi goreng.

Since I decide to make nasi goreng of course I need sambal and kecap manis. Luckily, I do have instant sambal so I don't need to make sambal for the start. Yes, you can say it's a cheat for making nasi goreng quicker.

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I just make nasi goreng using simple ingredients. All that I use is leftover rice, instant sambal, egg, sliced meatball, kecap manis, ketchup, chicken powder, turmeric powder, salt, pepper, and oil.

First, I heat the pan and pour a bit of oil. After that, I put the instant sambal and toss it until fragrant. Then, crack an egg and scramble it with sambal. I don't forget to add a pinch of salt before putting the sliced meatball.

I toss egg, sliced meatball, and sambal well before putting the rice. Add the seasoning like chicken powder, salt, pepper, and a pinch of turmeric powder. After the seasoning is mixed, I give kecap manis and ketchup. Tossing it again for a few minutes and it's done!

My simple yet lazy style nasi goreng for breakfast. Photo by restyu.

My nasi goreng doesn't look like the usual nasi goreng for me. It isn't dark brown and slightly yellowish due to turmeric powder and I just give a tiny bit of kecap manis.

However, it smells and tastes good tho! It tastes savory from the seasoning and sambal, slightly sweet from kecap manis, and a bit sour due to the ketchup. I guess, I mix the ingredients and seasoning well!

I'm not gonna lie that it's a simple yet lazy style of my nasi goreng. I should add more ingredients like green onion, krupuk, chicken or beef floss, pickles, and fried shallots next time.

Even though it's super simple nasi goreng for my breakfast, I still am satisfied and full! Perhaps, I will about me cook nasi goreng properly next time.

—restyu. 260722.