Ingredients

  • 1 pound tomatoes peeled
  • 1/2 pound oriental noodles
  • 1 pound ground beef
  • 1/4 pound bacon
  • 1 tablespoon tomato paste
  • 1 medium onions
  • 2 teaspoons kecap (ketjap) manis (sweet soy sauce)
  • 1/4 teaspoon sambal ulek (ground chili peppers and salt)
  • 4 ounces boemboe nasi goreng (dehydrated vegetables and spices)
  • 1/4 teaspoon sambal oedang kering (pepper condiment)

Method

  • Soak the boemboe nasi goreng in hot water.
  • Dice and brown the onion, whilst boiling the noodles in another container.
  • Add mince and diced bacon to cooked onions and brown.
  • To soaked the boemboe nasi goreng add tomatoes, sambal oedang kering, sambal oelek and ketjak benteng manis; mix well.
  • More spices can be added to taste.
  • Drain the noodles.
  • Add tomato paste and Chinese noodles to cooked mince.
  • Mix together.
  • Bring to even heat and serve.
  • NOTES: * A tasty Indonesian dish The leftovers are great next day, hot or cold.
  • Yield: serves 4.
  • * Editor's note: this recipe is unique in the history of alt.
  • gourmand in that virtually none of the ingredients is available in an ordinary North American grocery store.
  • However, with a certain amount of difficulty I was able to find all of the ingredients in specialty food stores nearby (though admittedly I live in a wonderland of ethnic grocery stores and specialty markets.)
  • The recipe is so delicious that it's worth including even though most readers will not be able to find the ingredients to make it.
  • North Americans can read ground beef for mince beef and bacon for middle bacon.
  • You can make an interesting substitute for this dish by using Mexican seasonings instead of Indonesian; the flavor will not be at all authentic but some of the spirit is preserved.