If there lurks in most modern minds the notion that to desire our own good and earnestly hope for the enjoyment of it is a bad thing, I submit that this notion has crept in from Kant and the Stoics and is no part of the Christian faith. Indeed, if we consider the unblushing promises of reward and the staggering nature of the rewards promised in the Gospels, it would seem that Our Lord finds our desires not too strong, but too weak. We are half-hearted creatures, fooling around with drink and sex and ambition when infinite joy is offered us, like an ignorant child who wants to go on making mud pies in the slum because he cannot imagine what is meant by the offer of a holiday at the sea. We are far too easily pleased.

C.S. Lewis

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Meats, Vegetables	Indo	Entrees, Indonesian, Usenet	4	Servings

INGREDIENTS

1	lb	Tomatoes, peeled
1/2	lb	Chinese noodles
1	lb	Mince beef
1/4	lb	Middle bacon
1	tb	Tomato paste
1	md	Onion
2	ts	Ketjap benteng manis (sweet soy sauce)
1/4	ts	Sambal oelek (hot pepper condiment)
4	oz	Boemboe nasi goreng (dehydrated vegetables and spices)
1/4	ts	Sambal oedang kering (pepper condiment)

INSTRUCTIONS

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 -- This is a recipe that my mother, Bep, has
perfected.  I have no idea where the recipe originated from but it is a
great dish that she has perfected over the years. 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.
: Difficulty:  easy.
: Time:  30 minutes.
: Precision:  approximate measurement OK
: Michael Oudshoorn
: Department of Computer Science,
: The University of Adelaide,
: South Australia.
: ACSnet:  mjo@uacomsci.ua.oz
: Copyright (C) 1986 USENET Community Trust
From Gemini's MASSIVE MealMaster collection at www.synapse.com/~gemini

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