Tuna Fried Rice (Nasi Goreng Tuna)
User Reviews
4.9
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Prep Time
5 mins
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Cook Time
15 mins
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Total Time
20 mins
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Servings
6
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Calories
384 kcal
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Course
Brunch
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Cuisine
Indonesian
Tuna Fried Rice (Nasi Goreng Tuna)
Description
Tuna Fried Rice (Nasi Goreng Tuna) starts with cooked rice combined with a spice paste including garlic, onion, chili, and black pepper that’s fried in oil until fragrant. The canned tuna and sweetcorn are added and cooked briefly before the rice and sweet soy sauce are incorporated, coating the rice with a smoky sweet layer of flavor. The optional paprika powder is used to add aroma and help reduce any fishy smell from the tuna. The texture combines the tender tuna flakes, crisped rice, and occasional sweetcorn bursts.
The dish is straightforward to prepare at home with simple ingredients, making use of leftover rice and pantry items. It suits lunch or dinner and can be adjusted in spiciness according to preference by varying the chili amount.
Using canned tuna and sweetcorn adds convenience, while pounding or finely chopping the spices releases more flavor. The recipe notes suggest that paprika is optional and chili level can be adjusted based on personal tastes and the strength of chili powder used.
Ingredients
- 1 ½ cup rice preferably Basmati rice. Or you can use long-grained rice.
- 1 tuna 7 ounces, canned
- 1 onion medium-size
- 3 cloves garlic
- 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1 teaspoon dry chilli flakes pound into a paste, or 1 Bird’s eye chilli
- 1 teaspoon paprika optional (see the notes, powder
- 1 teaspoon salt or according to taste
- 3 tablespoons Sweet soy sauce Indonesian
- onion optional, fried
- 3 tablespoons cooking oil
- 1 cup sweetcorn drained, canned
Instructions
- Cook your rice as you usually do. You can refer to this blog on how to cook basmati rice. When it’s done, set it aside.
- You can also use leftover plain rice. I often do that. In fact, the idea of making nasi goreng is to make the most of your leftover rice.
- If you have a food processor or food chopper, you can blitz the onion, garlic, fresh chili (if using), and all the spices until you get a nice smooth paste. Or, you can use a pestle and mortar to pound them. And if you don’t have either of them, you can try to chop your onion, garlic, and fresh chili (if using) as fine as possible and then mix with the rest of the spice.
- Heat the oil in a large wok at medium-high heat. Then put the spice paste/ mix in, and keep stirring every now and again. Keep frying until the spice is fragrant.
- Drain the tuna and sweetcorn from their cans, and add in the spice. Stir well and leave it to cook for about 2 minutes.
- Then put you cooked rice in the wok. Drizzle all the sweet soy sauce over it, and mix everything well.
- Stir and mix it all well until you can see that all rice grain is covered with spice and sauce.
- Serve your tuna fried rice on a plate with a sprinkle of fried onion on the top.
- You can enjoy your nasi goreng tuna with some salad, sambal (traditional chilli sauce), and prawn crackers (kerupuk).
Notes
- Adjust the chili quantity to match your preferred spiciness, considering the strength of your chili powder or fresh chili.
- Paprika is optional but helps neutralize fishy tuna aroma and adds flavor.
- Using leftover rice works well and is traditional in making nasi goreng.
- Sweet soy sauce adds characteristic sweetness and depth to the fried rice.
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 6Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 384 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1g | |
| Calories | 384kcal | 19% |
| Carbohydrates | 46g | 15% |
| Protein | 17g | 34% |
| Fat | 15g | 23% |
| Saturated Fat | 3g | 15% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 10g | 59% |
| Cholesterol | 29mg | 10% |
| Sodium | 1290mg | 54% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 9g | 18% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
User Reviews
Overall Rating
4.9
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