Brongkos

Brongkos is a Javanese spicy meat and beans stew, specialty of Yogyakarta and other cities in Central Java, Indonesia.

Brongkos consists of diced meat, either beef, goat meat, or mutton; a hard-boiled egg and tofu; stewed beans, usually black-eyed peas or red kidney beans; diced chayote; and sometimes carrots.

The coconut milk-based stews use a rich mixture of spices, which includes black kluwek, bruised lemongrass, kaffir lime leaves, bay leaves, salt, palm sugar, spice paste consists of ground galangal, kencur, ginger, coriander, shallot and roasted candlenut, also a whole of bird's eye chilies which add a surprising hot spiciness when bitten.

Brongkos, together with gudeg, sayur lodeh and rawon are considered as a classic Javanese dish.

[4] Although brongkos is often associated with the city of Yogyakarta,[5] this spicy meat and beans stew is quite widespread in Javanese tradition, especially in Central Java, as some cities has their own version and specialty, such as Demak, Solo,[6] Magelang,[7] and Temanggung.

Nasi brongkos , brongkos stew with steamed rice and prawn cracker .