Charley Boorman

Best known for his motorcycle trips around the world, from London to New York via Europe and Asia with film-star buddy Ewan McGregor, and more recently from Sydney, Australia up the coast to New South Wales where he was joined by an enormous cavalcade of other motorbikes, Charley likes to keep meals quick and simple.

Charley learned the recipe for Indonesian Style Fried Rice (Nasi Goreng) on his travels and it became one of his favourites. “I picked up the Nasi Goreng recipe last year in Bali... The good thing about Nasi Goreng is you can put anything in it. You can use any leftover meat or vegetables depending on what you have in your fridge. If you don’t have Indonesian soy sauce, Chinese works just as well. I especially like adding the fried egg on top of the rice.”

On one of his trips Charley can keep the key ingredients in his bike panniers, and then just add hot water to bring the rice to the boil. If that’s too complicated (and sometimes on his travels it’s too difficult to get water boiling), Charley will use ready-cooked rice – a good tip for anyone who wants a meal in a moment!

Watch Charley cook Indonesian Style Fried Rice or have a go at cooking Charley's Indonesian Style Fried Rice (Nasi Goreng) yourself!