DISH RESEARCH · Main dish
Nasi Goreng Kampung
Marvellina’s selected nasi goreng kampung stir-fries cooked rice and chicken with water spinach, shrimp paste and chilies, then finishes with crispy fried shallots.
About Nasi Goreng Kampung
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Marvellina’s nasi goreng kampung brings cooked rice, chicken and water spinach together with a pungent shrimp-paste base. She connects this village-style fried rice with Malaysian mamak eateries and explains that kampung means village or countryside.
Dried anchovies fry until golden and crisp, then leave the pan for absorbent paper. The same oil cooks shrimp paste, minced garlic, sliced shallots and serrano peppers, with sambal oelek added if desired.
Water spinach briefly stir-fries in that aromatic oil before the cooked rice and seasonings enter the pan. Chicken powder, salt, sugar and ground white pepper season this selected version.
Bite-size pieces of already cooked chicken join the rice near the finish. Everything is stirred so the grains share the seasoning, then tasted for any further adjustment.
Crispy fried shallots garnish the finished rice. Marvellina presents sambal oelek as an optional addition and explains that she uses it where fresh red chilies are harder to find.
Ingredients in Nasi Goreng Kampung
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- Ricebase
- Eggprotein
- Vegetable Oilcooking medium
- Garlicseasoning
- Onionseasoning
- Shrimp Pasteseasoning
- Saltseasoning
- Vegetablesother
- Anchoviesprotein
- Soy Saucesauce
- Anchovyprotein
- Chilli pepperseasoning
Ingredient connections awaiting review. Versions and preparation vary.
Origins & food traditions
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- Malaysia
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- Malaysian