Indonesia

Gudeg

Name: Gudeg
Total time: 180 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Indonesia
Ingredients: 800 g Young jackfruit (canned); 500 ml Coconut milk; 100 g Palm sugar (gula jawa); as paste Shallots, garlic, candlenuts; some of each Bay (salam) & galangal; 1 tsp each Coriander seed & turmeric; a few Teak leaves (optional, for colour)

Sweet jackfruit stew from Yogyakarta

Gudeg is the signature dish of the city of Yogyakarta on Java and has been made for centuries. Young, unripe jackfruit forms its base.

The jackfruit braises for hours in coconut milk, palm sugar and spices until soft and deep brown – distinctively sweet and gently spiced.

Servings4

Time180 min

LevelAdvanced

Ingredients

Young jackfruit (canned)800 g
Coconut milk500 ml
Palm sugar (gula jawa)100 g
Shallots, garlic, candlenutsas paste
Bay (salam) & galangalsome of each
Coriander seed & turmeric1 tsp each
Teak leaves (optional, for colour)a few

★ = available authentic in the Asia Boutique

Preparation

Drain the jackfruit and cut into pieces.
Fry the spice paste until fragrant.
Add jackfruit, coconut milk, palm sugar and aromatics.
Braise over low heat for 2.5 hours until brown and soft.
Reduce uncovered, serve with rice.

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Young jackfruit, palm sugar and galangal for gudeg are in the Asia Boutique.

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