Served as main course. Non-vegetarian dish.

Indonesian

1/4 lb cubed Lean Pork

4 Tablespoons Oil

2 Onions, chopped

2 Garlic Cloves, crushed

1/2 teaspoon Salt

fresh ground Pepper

1 teaspoon Sambal Oelek

1 teaspoon Trassi Oedang (optional)

1 teaspoon Confectioner's Sugar

2 Leeks, sliced into rings

6 cups cooked White Rice

1/2 cup peeled Baby Shrimp

1 teaspoon Ketjap Manis or Soy Sauce

2 Tablespoons finely chopped Celery Tops (the leafy portion)

2 Eggs

2 Tomatoes, sliced

4 Gherkins, sliced

In a heavy saucepan, brown the pork in oil over high heat. Add the onions through sugar and saute 5 minutes. Add the leeks and saute 2 minutes more. Add the cooked rice and cook for a few minutes over high heat, stirring constantly. Add the shrimp through celery tops and heat through. Quickly make an omelet with the eggs and cut into long strips. Serve nassi goreng on a warm platter, garnished with strips of omelet placed on top in a lattice-type pattern, topped with tomato and gherkin slices.

Preparation time: 15 minutes

Cooking time: 40 minutes

Serves: 4

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