Our Nutritionist’s New Year Recipe!

January 03rd, 2026

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Here is a great recipe to use up any leftovers you might have. My daughter made it for us after Christmas with turkey and it was delicious.

 

Kepac manis is an aromatic sweetened soy sauce widely consumed in Indonesia.

 

The garlic, soy sauce and lime all contain nutrients which offer protection against cancer and if you include some cruciferous vegetables such as  kale, brussels sprouts or cabbage, this will boost the health of your immune system as well.

 

 

Boxing Day fried rice with garlic and spring onion sauce

By Yotam Ottolenghi

Preparation time 10 minutes

Cook time 15 minutes

Serves 4

Ingredients

 

140g Spring onions trimmed, 60g finely chopped the rest cut at an angle

2 green chillies, stalks, pith and seeds discarded, flesh finely chopped

1 tsp caster sugar

60ml lime juice (2 limes)

2 large garlic cloves peeled and crushed

Salt

3 anchovy fillets

100g ham hock or leftover turkey or ham finely shredded

600g cooked jasmine or basmati rice (or packet microwave rice)

3 tblsp kecap manis or 2 tblsp honey mixed with 1 tblsp soy sauce

200- 300g leftover roast vegetables

30g fresh coriander roughly chopped

4 eggs

 

Method

 

Make the sauce. Put the finely chopped Spring onions into a bowl with the chillies, sugar, lime juice and garlic, add a tsp of salt and 60ml cold water, stir well to combine and set aside.

 

Now the stir fry. Put a tblsp of oil in a large saute pan on a medium high heat, add the anchovy fillets and cook for 30 seconds, breaking them down with a spoon. Add the ham, stir to break up any clumps, then cook for 4 -5 minutes until crisp. Tip into a bowl.

 

Turn up the heat under the pan to high and add another tblsp oil and the rice. Stir well, then cook for a minute, shaking the pan occasionally until it softens. Drizzle in the kecap manis, stir gently, then leave to cook undisturbed for 2 minutes, until the bottom of the rice starts to crisp up. Shake the pan or gently stir to bring the crispy bits underneath to the top, then carry on cooking until more rice crisps up

(depending on your preference on crispiness, cook the rice for more or less time)

 

Repeat one more time, then stir in the vegetables and the remaining spring onions. Cook for a minute, just to warm the vegetables through, then stir in the coriander and three quarters of the reserved crisp ham.

 

Put the remaining 2 tblsp oil in a medium frying pan on a medium high heat. Once it’s hot, crack in the eggs and cook for one and a half minutes, until crisp underneath. Use a slotted spoon to transfer to a plate lined with kitchen paper. Serve the rice toped with the eggs and the remaining ham. Serve the sauce on the side.

 

 

 

 

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