Wedang Sekoteng is a traditional drink from central Java used for centuries to combat cold weather. The delicious drink will surely blow you away.
Things to know about Wedang Sekoteng Recipe
Sekoteng is a traditional drink from the Central Java region of Indonesia. It is made from ginger and will warm your body when you drink it. The ginger is boiled together along with sugar and Pandan leaves to bring its fragrance and sweetness.
The locals commonly enjoyed this drink on cold nights, usually from hawkers selling it late at night, after they got home from their night shift.
The delicious ginger drink is accompanied by various toppings, with Sagoo pearls and mung bean being the more prominent ones. But other ingredients such as peanuts, diced white bread, and sugar palm fruits are common toppings for the beverage.
It is enjoyed soup-like but is technically still classified as a beverage. This is the type of dish you would want to have during a cold winter night, warming up your body with the sweet taste of ginger.
Warm and Delicious Indonesian Traditional Ginger Drink with Sagoo Pearls and Mung Bean from Central Java. Authentic Recipe of Wedang Sekoteng.
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Ingredients
- 400 grams (14.11 oz) Fresh Ginger Root Roasted, peeled
- 200 grams (7.05 oz) White Sugar – Regular Sugar – Granulated Sugar
- 2 pcs Pandan Leaf – Screwpine – Pandanus Leaf
- 2 sticks Lemongrass – Cymbopogon – Barbed Wire Grass – Cochin Grass – Malabar Grass Bruised
- 100 grams (3.53 oz) Sugar Palm Fruit – Kaong – Buah Kolang – Kaling – Buah Tap
- 25 grams (0.88 oz) Sagoo Pearl
- 75 grams (2.65 oz) Roasted Peanut
- 2 slices Plain White Bread Diced, 1-inch (2.5cm)
- 100 grams (3.53 oz) Mung Bean – Green Gram – Maash – Moong Monggo – Munggo
- 1500 ml (50.72 floz) Water
Instructions
- In a medium pot, add water and bring it to a boil.
- Add the Ginger, Pandanus Leaf, Sugar, and lemongrass, and cook in low heat until boiling and fragrant.
- Prepare the mung beans and sago pearls by boiling them in another pot, for 5-10 minutes or until the sago pearls double in size.
- To make the sugar palm fruit tender, boil it in another pot for around 30 minutes.
- Into a small bowl, add the diced white bread, roasted peanut, boiled sago pearl, mung beans, and sugar palm fruit before pouring the ginger broth.
- The drink is ready to be served and best enjoyed while warm.
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Cooking tip for making Wedang Sekoteng
To add sweetness to the drink, you can use sweet condensed milk.
Variations of Wedang Sekoteng
There is a variant called Es Sekoteng, in which the sekoteng is recreated as a cold dish instead of a warm beverage.
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