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Javanese Gudeg

Javanese Gudeg

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Gudeg is a traditional Javanese dish, a delicious green mango soup, served with rice and various accompaniments.

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Recipe from Sentot Gunawan, Veracious, Matiia and 5 other contributors (Wikibooks), adapted by Recette de cuisine ·

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Gudeg is a signature dish from Yogyakarta, in Indonesia. It is made with unripe mangoes cooked in coconut milk, and is typically served with rice and a variety of side dishes.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time30 min
  • Cook time1 hr
  • Resting4 hr
  • Total5 hr 30 min
  • DifficultyHard
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodjar
  • Estimated cost$15.14 $1.89 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 7, 2026.

Ingredients

8 people
  • $7.50
  • $0.30
  • $0.98
  • $1.48
  • $4.57
  • $0.31

Prices from US supermarkets for 5 of 6 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Place the mangoes in a pot with spices and water, and cook until they are tender and have turned a reddish color. Then, remove from the heat.
  2. Let it rest for a night in a pot.
  3. Serve with a sauce in the middle. ≈ 2 min
  4. Continue to stir the chopped spices until they are fragrant, then add the chicken and mix well.
  5. Cook the chicken inside a pot, covered, until it changes color.
  6. Pour the coconut cream over the chicken and cook until the chicken is cooked through, then remove.
  7. Serve with fried onions. ≈ 2 min
  8. Add all the ingredients and spices to the pot or pan.
  9. Heat until the spices are well incorporated, or until the water has completely evaporated.

The bill

Javanese Gudeg

  • 1 kg of green mangoes, cut into small pieces$7.50
  • A crushed piece of ginger root$0.30
  • 1 1/2 cups of coconut milk$0.98
  • French-fried onions$1.48
  • 250 g of beef “krecek” (remove the skin before cooking)$4.57
  • red chili peppers, to your liking$0.31

Total$15.14

that's $1.89 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Equipment

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Before you start

Ingredients

  • 1 kg of green mangoes, cut into small pieces
  • 2 bay leaves
  • A crushed piece of ginger root
  • 2 farm chickens, cut into pieces
  • 1 1/2 cups of coconut milk
  • French-fried onions
  • 250 g of beef “krecek” (remove the skin before cooking)
  • 500 g of tempeh, cut into small pieces
  • red chili peppers, to your liking
  • 900 ml of water

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