Gudeg

Gudeg is a traditional food from Central Java and Yogyakarta, Indonesia which is made from young Nangka (jack fruit) among other things, boiled for several hours with palm sugar, and coconut milk. Additional spices include garlic, shallot, candlenut, coriander seed, galangal, bay leaves, and teak leaves, which last imparts a brown color to the dish. It is also called Green Jack Fruit Sweet Stew. Gudeg is usually served with white rice, chicken, hard-boiled egg, tofu and/or tempeh, and a stew made of crispy beef skins (sambal goreng krecek).

There is three types of gudeg; Dry, Wet and East-Javanese style. Dry gudeg is a gudeg which only have a bit of coconut milk and served dry. Wet gudeg is a gudeg which have a wetter look than the dry gudeg. It used a lot more coconut milk. Meanwhile, the East-Javanese style gudeg employ more spicier and hotter taste, compared to the Yogyakarta-style gudeg, which is sweeter.

Nasi goreng

Ingredients (serves 4)

• 2 cups long-grain rice, rinsed
• 2 1/2 tablespoons kecap manis
• 1 tablespoon Yeo's Dark Soy Sauce
• 1 tablespoon sweet chilli sauce
• 1/4 cup peanut oil
• 4 eggs, lightly beaten
• 1 brown onion, thinly sliced
• 1 teaspoon sambal olek (see note)
• 3 garlic cloves, finely chopped
• 1 teaspoon shrimp paste
• 1 carrot, peeled, finely chopped
• 1 small chicken breast fillet, chopped
• 300g green prawns, peeled, deveined, roughly chopped
• 3 green onions, thinly sliced
• 1/4 small Chinese cabbage, finely shredded
• 1/4 cup fried shallots (see note)
• thinly sliced red chillies, to serve

Method

1. Cook rice following absorption method on packet until just tender. Drain. Transfer to a baking tray. Fluff rice with a fork. Cool to room temperature. Cover and refrigerate for 2 hours or until cold (see tip).
2. Combine kecap manis, soy sauce and sweet chilli sauce in a jug. Set aside.
3. Heat a wok over high heat until hot. Add 1 teaspoon oil and swirl to coat. Add one-quarter of beaten egg and swirl to form a thin omelette. Cook for 30 seconds or until egg sets. Slide onto a board. Repeat with oil and egg, in 3 batches, to make 4 omelettes. Roll up omelettes and thinly slice crossways.
4. Heat remaining 2 tablespoons oil in wok over high heat. Add brown onion, sambal olek, garlic, shrimp paste and carrot. Stir-fry for 1 minute or until aromatic. Add chicken. Stir-fry for 1 to 2 minutes or until sealed. Add prawns. Stir-fry for 2 minutes or until prawns turn pink. Add rice, soy mixture, green onions and cabbage. Stir-fry for 3 to 4 minutes or until rice is heated through. Toss through half the sliced omelette.
5. Spoon nasi goreng onto serving plates. Top with remaining sliced omelette. Sprinkle with fried shallots. Serve with sliced chillies.