Fried Eggs with Sweet Soy Sauce (Telur Ceplok Kecap)

Indonesian Fried Eggs with Sweet Soy Sauce (Telur Ceplok Kecap) pair fried eggs with a warm sauce of onion, garlic, chili paste, galangal, and sweet soy sauce. The eggs are cooked first, then topped with the sauce just before serving.

These omelet-style eggs are great on top of nasi goreng, where the sauce mixes into the rice as you eat. I also serve them with plain white rice, fried vegetables, or alongside a simple pickled cucumber salad. They work well for a quick dinner when you don’t want to cook much. Can also combine with toast for lunch.

How to Make Fried Eggs with Sweet Soy Sauce

The egg is beaten first, then poured into the pan and cooked omelet-style without stirring. Set the eggs aside and keep them warm. In the same pan, you cook the onion, garlic, chili paste, and galangal, then finish the sauce with Indonesian sweet soy sauce (kecap manis) and a little lemon juice. The sauce is poured over the eggs just before serving.

Add extra chili paste for more heat, or a splash of water to the sauce if you like it thinner. Fried shallots or sliced scallions work well on top if you want a little crunch.

I make the eggs omelet style, but you can fry the eggs sunny-side up or over easy, depending on how you like your eggs.

If you’re new to Indonesian cooking, check out my guide to Indonesian ingredients. It makes recipes like this much easier to cook at home.

Continue below for the full recipe with ingredients and step-by-step instructions.

Indonesian Fried Eggs with Sweet Soy Sauce

Fried eggs served with a warm sweet soy sauce made from onion,
garlic, sambal, and kecap manis. Simple, quick, and perfect with rice.Fit vegetarian and low-carb diets.

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Prep

5 mins

Cook

10 mins

Total

15 mins

Servings

2

Ingredients

• 4 large eggs
• 1 tbsp butter
• 1 tbsp finely chopped onion
• 1 garlic cloveminced
• 1 tsp chili pastesambal oelek
• 1 tsp galangal powderlaos
• 2 tbsp sweet soy saucekecap manis
• 1-2 tsp fresh lemon juice

Instructions

1. Heat the butter in a skillet over medium heat. Fry the eggs first so they don’t overcook while you make the sauce.
2. Keep the eggs warm on a plate covered loosely with foil.
3. In the same pan, cook the onion until soft, adding a little extra butter if needed.
4. Add the garlic, chili paste, and galangal powder and cook briefly until fragrant.
5. Next, stir in the sweet soy sauce and let the sauce warm through.
6. Finish with lemon juice, then spoon the sauce over the fried eggs and serve immediately.

Notes

This dish is best eaten fresh. If needed, store eggs and sauce separately in the fridge for up to 1 day. Reheat the sauce gently in a pan and warm the eggs briefly.Freezing is not recommended.

Nutrition

Per serving (2 eggs)

Calories

467 kcal

Carbs

21 g

Protein

27 g

Fat

31 g

Fiber

1 g

Sugar

17 g

Sodium

1386 mg

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Recipe by Deborah Green

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Deborah Green

I'm Deborah Green, Dish Full of Memories is where I share my recipe collection, a blend of Asian-Indonesian family recipes, Dutch favorites, and a pinch of New York. Join me in cooking the dishes and the flavors that have shaped my life. When I'm not in the kitchen, I enjoy gardening and photography.