Indonesian Paru Goreng (Fried Beef Lung)

Paru Goreng is an Indonesian and a Malay delicacy. Beef lung can be cooked in various kind of dish. From belado to sambal goreng, paru is also eaten freshly fried as a side dish. Those who got scurried away on hearing the word lung, will not know what they are missing here.

Recipe for Paru Goreng

Ingredients for Paru Goreng:

• 1 kg Beef Lung
• 1 littre water
• 3 bay leaves
• 2 stalk lemongrass
• Oil for frying

Ingredients to blend:

• 5 garlic
• 8 shallots
• 2 tbsp ground coriander
• 5 candlenuts
• 4 cm tumeric
• 3 cm galangal
• 3 tbsp sugar

Method:

1. Put sufficient oil in wok and fry the lemongrass and bay leaf, the blended rempah till aroma.
2. Heat up water in pot to boil the lung for about 2-3 hrs till tender.
3. Slice the lung thinly according to your desired size.
4. Deep fry the lung in a seperate wok.
5. Add in and mix the fried lung into the rempah mixture and stir well.
6. Serve with rice or you can eat it as a snack.