Gudeg (Green Jackfruit Stew)
| Cuisine of Indonesia
Ingredients
- ½ lb (250 g) jackfruit
- 5 shallots
- 10 candlenuts
- 10 garlic cloves
- 4 Indian bay leaves / salam
- 2 inches bruised galangal
- 2½ tsp (12 g) coriander seeds
- 1¼ tsp (6 g) cumin
- ¼ cup (62 ml) coconut sugar
- 2 cup (500 ml) coconut milk
- 2 tsp (30 g) tamarind
- 2 lb (1 kg) chicken (cut into small pieces with bone)
Instructions
- Cut jackfruit into 1 inch-thick pieces and wash.
- Boil jackfruit in water until tender. Drain.
- Grind shallots, candle nuts, garlic, salam leaves, and galangal together until fragrant. Add the chicken pieces and toss to coat.
- Stir-fry chicken until it changes color. Add 4 cups of water and coconut sugar, and bring to a boil.
- Add jackfruit and simmer until chicken and vegetables are tender.
- Add coconut milk 5 minutes before it's done; bring back to a boil.
- Serve hot with rice.