Gudeg
Gudeg, from above
Non vegYogyakarta

Gudeg

Young jackfruit stewed for hours in coconut milk and palm sugar until sweet and brown.

180 minTime
31 gProtein each
mildSpice
Sweet jackfruit2 chapters · 1 min read

Make it your way

Grandma's wayYoung jackfruit slow cooked in coconut milk and palm sugar.
The original
877kcalsame
31 gproteinsame
7 gfibresame
180minutessame

Gudeg.

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

5 servings
Raw jackfruit (young green jackfruit)young jackfruit, chunks
Shallots8
Garlic8 cloves
Candlenuts5
Coriander seeds2 tsp
Galangala thumb, bruised
Bay leaf (indian bay leaf)salam or bay leaves
Palm sugar (gula melaka)½ cup
Tea leaves (black tea leaves)teak leaves if you have them, or 1 tea bag
Salt1½ tsp
Egg5, boiled and peeled
Chicken, bonelesspieces, optional
Thin coconut milk4 cups
Thick coconut milk1¼ cups
Cooked riceto serve

Method

5 steps
  1. 1Blend the shallots, garlic, candlenuts and coriander to a paste.
  2. 2Layer the jackfruit, paste, galangal, salam, palm sugar, tea, salt, eggs and chicken in a heavy pot. Cover with thin coconut milk.
  3. 3Simmer very gently, uncovered, for 2 1/2 hours, until the liquid is almost gone and the jackfruit is brown and soft.
  4. 4Add the thick coconut milk for the last 30 minutes.
  5. 5Serve with rice, eggs and chicken.
Serve it like this

Serve on a banana leaf with rice, an egg, a piece of chicken and a spoon of spicy sambal to cut the sweetness.

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Make it a meal

What goes with Gudeg: a bread or rice, a side, something to drink and something sweet.

Bread or rice Nasi kuning40 min
Bread or rice Methi thepla40 min
With a main Opor ayam70 min
On the side Sambal terasi25 min
On the side Sayur asem40 min
To drink Masala chai10 min
Something sweet Kolak pisang30 min
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