Satay Karang

A. Overview

Kotagede is apparently not only famous for its silver crafts and historic buildings, but also its culinary tours. Besides kipo, there is one type of quite famous cuisine among the culinary connoisseur, the one called Satay Karang (Indonesian: Sate Karang). Although the food is named Satay Karang, but this kind of food has nothing to do with coral (Indonesian: Karang), but the food is made of beef. The name itself came from the location where to sell the food, which located at Karang Field, Kota Gede.

It is not too excessive if Satay Karang is widely known as culinary heritage of Kotagede, considering it has already known and become one of the favorite foods in Kotagede since 1948. At that time, the food was not yet named as Satay Karang because the first generations who sold that food only using wooden pole. One of them was Mbah Karyo who sold Satay from one place to another in Kotagede.

Since 1955, Mbah Karyo decided to sell Satay and open stall in one place at the edge of Karang Field. That is where the original name of Satay Karang began to be used and recognized by public. In the late 80s, Satay stall business was continued by the son of Mbah Karyo, Mr. Prapto. After the death of Mr. Prapto, it was then managed by Tri Wahyono, the son of Mr. Prapto.

During those generations, the flavor of Satay Karang is still being maintained as prescribed by Mbah Karyo ​​in last decades. The taste of spiced Satay beef with peanut sauce and served with rice cake and Sayur lodeh remains unchanged. Thick peanut sauce mixed with a watery vegetable soup produces tasty sweet with a unique fragrance of spices. Satay with unique blend of flavors is guaranteed to leave the memories of delicious taste deep in our heart.

B. Features

The beef used to make Satay Karang is taken from cow muscle baked to produce tender and soft meat. The taste of Satay Karang is sweet, but when added with rice cake soup (Kuah Lontong), the sweet taste will be slightly reduced and turned into tasty. In addition, there is one unique taste of Kuah lontong. If it usually uses Opor (chicken used as its main ingredient), but Satay Karang uses Kuah lontong made of Tempe or known as Lontong sayur. This was a result from the creation of Mbah Karyo.

Besides being served with Lontong sayur, there are three additions of spicy sauces as side dishes of Satay Karang. Those are flavored sweet bean sauce, spicy sweet soy sauce and sweet sour sauce kocor (kind of spicy sauce for Rujak), slightly spicy but refreshing. Peanut sauce and soy sauce are normally found in other Satay stalls, but for the sauce kocor is only found in Satay Karang stall. Sauce kocor is made from lime leaves, salt, palm sugar, onion, coriander, and being served watery.

The stall of Satay Karang is Lesehan stalls (eating while sitting on the mat). When there are many visitors, they have to struggle to find an empty mat. However, the effort would be comparable to the taste obtained after enjoying the delicious taste of Satay Karang. While waiting for orders to come, you also can order a tea or any other drink. Sitting under the stars, small talk with friends, enjoying the legendary portion of Satay Karang, this will be a culinary experience that cannot be forgotten.

C. Location

People who want to enjoy Satay Karang can buy in Karang Field, St. Nyi Pembayun, Kota Gede, Special Province of Yogyakarta (DIY). You can ride bus transport line 11 or Transjogja 3A from the terminal Giwangan. Meanwhile, for those who depart from the direction of Janti, Condong Catur, Tugu, or UGM, can take Transjogja 3B. You who ride Transjogja can get down at HS Silver or shelter Nyi Pembayun, whereas you who ride public bus can be directly down at Karang Field.

D. Price

One serving contains 10 sticks of Satay Karang is priced IDR 17,000.00 and for Lontong Sayur is IDR 3.000,00. Therefore, for the price of one package Satay Karang is IDR 20,000.00. The stall is only open in the afternoon until the evening, starting at 05:00 pm to 23:00 pm. Especially on Saturday night the number of people who want to enjoy Satay Karang is more than the usual. Better to come early so you would not wait for long.

 

Text: Elisabeth Murni

English translation: M. Noer Said

Photo source: multiply.com

(Primary data and various sources)

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