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Gudeg Jogja/Jackfruit Stew

Gudeg Jogja (Savoury and Sweet!)

Gudeg Jogja is made from young unripe jack fruit stewed for several hours with palm sugar, and coconut milk and then flavoured with different spices.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 2 hours
Total Time 2 hours 10 minutes
Servings: 4
Course: Side Dish
Cuisine: Indonesian
Calories: 180
Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

  • 2 Cans of Green Jackfruit in Brine
  • 6 eggs
  • 500 ml water
  • 200 ml coconut milk
  • 2 black tea
  • 1/2 tbsp palm sugar / brown sugar, more if desired.
  • 1 cube chicken stock
  • 1/2 tsp white sugar
  • 2 tsp salt, more if desired.
  • 2 Bay leaves
  • 1 tsp white paper
  • 1 Inch galangal
Ground Spices
  • 5 Cloves garlic
  • 1/2 Shallot
  • 1 tbsp Coriander seed
  • 3 cundlenut

Method
 

  1. Prepare the pot and then add water, boiled eggs and green Jackfruit.
    Boil Jackfruit
  2. Cover the pot and let it boil for a couple of minutes.
  3. Add the ground spices, bay leaves, galangal, and tea bag. Cook all the ingredients while stirring occasionally until half the liquid remains in the pot.
    Ground Spices
  4. Add coconut milk and let it boil for a minute. Cover the pot and cook all ingredients over low heat until the sauce is dry and the spices completely absorb.
    Simmering Jackfruit
  5. Turn off the stove.
  6. Transfer the jackfruit stew to a serving plate and serve the sweet and savoury young Jackfruit (gudeg) with steamed rice. Enjoy!
    Gudeg Jogja/Jackfruit Stew