OSIS SMA Negeri Banyumas

     May have bakpia Jogjakarta, Semarang have spring rolls, but have getuk Sokaraja fries. Sokaraja is a small city located about 7 km east of Purwokerto, Banyumas district. The city that people using the Java language or dialect ngapak Banyumasan this is known as a center by-by getuk fries. For those of you who have ever gone through the main route south of Jakarta-Bandung-Jogjakarta-Wonosobo must have seen a number of merchants peddling souvenirs getuk fries. One area that became the center by the - by in along Jl. General Sudirman Sokaraja.

Usually during school holidays, New Year, Christmas and before or after Lebaran, this bustling area crowded with tourists who want to buy fried getuk as presents for family and friends. Getuk fries are suitable for by-by because it can be saved or stay up to ten days.

Getuk fries are made from cassava, palm sugar flavored and packaged in besek (Banyumas people called PITI, namely packaging from woven bamboo). Besek election as packaging made as a by-fried getuk by an interesting and unique. Getuk fries sold at Rp 7.000/besek small Sokaraja contains approximately 4 oz.

Want getuk warm? could have been. Traders will serve the demand of customers with great pleasure. Getuk can be fried, so suddenly you can simply taste it while warm. There is a unique story behind the big names getuk fries. The discovery of this special food getuk sokaraja actually originated from accidental Pak Sanpringad, an itinerant seller of rice also makes getuk wet as one of the merchandise.

Getuk wet he could not sell all the trading and may not be sold anymore because it would have been stale. From this came the idea to fry then soaked getuk been so durable, can still be consumed and then can be sold. Not unexpectedly, it turns out, the new food is liked by all buyers.

Even this light snacks continues to grow. Now getuknya not from getuk not sell, but from a deliberate getuk to fry. Peminatnyapun increasingly growing. From Pak Sanpringad that sell only, until now there were dozens of stores in the city Sokaraja getuk fried. Originally getuk cooking has only one flavor and aroma of brown sugar, but now there is a new flavor and aroma, chocolate, durian, jackfruit and others.

1 kg of cassava, peel and discard the fiber center.

250 gr sugar Java, thinly sliced

75 gr rice flour

1 tablespoon flour

Salt

cooking oil

Cut cassava and boiled or steamed until cooked.

Java with a little sugar water boiled until creamed and blended.

Squash hot cassava and sugar give little by little until well blended.

Flatten cassava on a tray, 2 cm thick and cut into box 4 x 5 cm

Mix the rice flour, wheat flour, salt, and water enough to be a rather thick batter.

Heat oil and dip into batter gethuk flour before frying.

Fry until golden brown and remove from heat.

Finally,Gethuk Goreng Sokaraja is ready to be served.