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Gadon tahu, steamed tofu and meat bites

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A specialty of Purwokerto: a dish made with mashed tofu, ground meat, egg, and coconut milk, seasoned with combava, wrapped in banana leaves, and steamed.

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Gadon tahu is a Javanese specialty originating from Purwokerto. This dish is characterized by the use of tofu, combined with a filling made from ground meat and fragrant santal. Here’s how to prepare this delicious dish.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time30 min
  • Cook time20 min
  • Total50 min
  • DifficultyMedium
  • Cooking methodSteam

Ingredients

4 people
  • $1.43
  • $0.80
  • $0.44

Directions

  1. Crumble the tofu and finely chop the meat. ≈ 8 min
  2. Grate the coconut and squeeze it to obtain 3/4 of a cup of coconut milk. ≈ 8 min
  3. Finely grind all the spices. ≈ 3 min
  4. Combine the tofu, meat, and spices. ≈ 4 min
  5. Whisk the eggs and then combine them with the combava and coconut milk. ≈ 4 min
  6. Cut the salam leaves into pieces about 1 cm in size. ≈ 8 min
  7. Place a spoonful of the mixture on a piece of banana leaf, add a piece of fish, wrap it up, and seal it with a toothpick. ≈ 3 min
  8. Steam until it is cooked through.

Before you start

Ingredients

  • 15 pieces of tofu
  • One-quarter of a coconut
  • 150 g of ground meat
  • 2 eggs
  • Finely chopped combava leaves
  • Indonesian bay leaves
  • Banana leaves
  • Ground spices: shallot, garlic, pepper, salt

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