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Orak-arik telur (Indonesian scrambled eggs with vegetables)
Shredded cabbage, carrot and spring onion stir-fried and scrambled with egg
Orak-arik means roughly 'scrambled up', and this Javanese home dish is what students in Yogyakarta and families everywhere in Java make when the fridge is nearly empty: a cheap, filling plate of cabbage, carrot and egg to eat with rice at dinner or pack into a lunchbox. The vegetables stay sweet and slightly crunchy while the egg sets into soft, savoury curds around them. The common mistake is adding the eggs while the vegetables are still wet and watery, which gives a pale, soggy mess; cook the vegetables until the pan is dry first. Chef's tip: let the egg set for 20 seconds before you start stirring, so you get large curds rather than crumbs.
- Total time
- 15 min
- Difficulty
- easy
- Serves
- 2
Ingredients
- 2 tbsp vegetable oil
- 2 shallotssliced
- 2 cloves garlicfinely chopped
- 1 red chilli (optional)sliced
- 7 oz white cabbagefinely shredded
- 1 carrotcut into thin matchsticks
- 3 eggsbeaten
- ¾ tsp salt
- ½ tsp sugar
- ¼ tsp ground white pepper
- 2 spring onionssliced
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Method
0/4 doneStep 1: Heat 2 tbsp vegetable oil in a wok over a medium-high heat. Fry 2 shallots, 2 cloves garlic and 1 red chilli for 1 minute, until fragrant and the shallots are softening.
1 minStep 2: Add 1 carrot and 7 oz white cabbage with ¾ tsp salt, ½ tsp sugar and ¼ tsp ground white pepper. Stir-fry for 4 minutes, until the cabbage has wilted, the carrot is just tender and no liquid is left in the pan.
4 minStep 3: Push the vegetables to one side, pour 3 eggs into the space and leave for 20 seconds until the base begins to set. Then stir slowly, folding the egg through the vegetables, for 1–2 minutes, until it is set into soft curds with no runny egg left.
2 minStep 4: Stir in 2 spring onions, taste for salt and serve with rice.
Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 250 kcal
- Protein
- 11 g
- Carbs
- 13 g
- Fat
- 17 g
- Fibre
- 4 g
Nutrition values are estimates.
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Good to know
- How long does orak-arik telur (Indonesian scrambled eggs with vegetables) take?
- About 15 minutes in total: 7 minutes to prepare and 8 minutes to cook.
- How many people does it serve?
- 2 as written. Change the servings above the ingredients and every amount scales to match.
- Is it vegetarian?
- Yes. It has no meat or fish.
- Is it gluten free?
- Yes, as written. Check the labels on stock, sauces and spice mixes, which sometimes contain gluten.
- What can I use instead of shallots?
- Half an onion per 2 shallots.
- What can I use instead of garlic?
- ½ tsp garlic paste or ⅛ tsp garlic powder per clove.
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