Indonesian Rice

Awesome--one of my favorites. My grandmother gave this recipe to my mom years ago and we have been enjoying it ever since. Savory, spicy and easy to make. Serve as a main dish, or can be used as an interesting side.

• Ready In: 30 mins
• Serves: 8-10

Ingredients

• 1 1⁄2 lbs  round steaks, cubed
• 1  lb bacon
• 1  large yellow onion, chopped
• 1 1⁄2 cups rice, uncooked
•  salt
•  pepper
•  crushed red pepper flakes

Directions

1. Fry bacon in skillet until crispy, remove bacon and crumble.
2. Leave 1/3 of the grease in skillet, saving the other 2/3 for later.
3. Cook 1 1/2 cups dry rice according to directions, set aside.
4. Add chopped onion to bacon grease in skillet, cook until onions are tender.
5. In a separate skillet, fry the steak.
6. Drain grease when done (don't save).
7. Over low heat, add steak, crumbled bacon, and rice to the onions and bacon grease, stirring to coat mixture.
8. Add the extra bacon grease slowly if needed to achieve desired consistency.
9. Personally, I like to use about half of the saved grease.
10. Add salt, pepper, and crushed red pepper to taste.
11. Serve as a main dish or interesting side--enjoy!