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Jackfruit Rendang
🇮🇩 Indonesian

Jackfruit Rendang

🇮🇩 Indonesian

Slow-rended rendang — jackfruit in coconut and spice until dark, dry and utterly rich. 95 minutes of mostly hands-off cooking.

Prep 25 min Cook 70 min Serves 4 Hard

Ingredients

  • Saltto taste
  • Garlic2, halved and sliced
  • Bay Leaf2
  • Coconut Milk500 ml
  • Kaffir Lime Leaves5
  • Shallots4 cloves, crushed
  • Stock or Broth500 ml
  • Ground Coriander1 tsp
  • Jackfruit2 cans, young
  • Coconut Oil2 tbsp
  • Rendang Paste3 tbsp

Optional extras

  • Fresh Cilantrohandful, to finish

Instructions

  1. 1

    Brown the jackfruit deeply in the Coconut Oil in a heavy pot — patience here pays off later.

  2. 2

    Remove it, then let the garlic and shallots soften in the drippings with the ground coriander.

  3. 3

    Return the jackfruit, add the stock and bay leaves, and bring to the gentlest simmer.

  4. 4

    Cover and braise low and slow until the jackfruit yields to a spoon, about 45 minutes.

  5. 5

    Skim the fat, reduce the sauce to a glaze, and serve with something starchy to catch every drop.

Chef's tip

Skim the fat from the surface before the final reduction for a cleaner sauce.

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Watch how it's made

Video: Gulai Nangka, Indonesian Green Jackfruit with Spicy Coconut Milk · on YouTube