Meat, Grills & Lauk · Indonesia

How Many Calories in Bebek Goreng?

Also known as Bebek Goreng Madura, Bebek Goreng Surabaya, Nasi Bebek, Bebek Goreng Sambal Hitam, Indonesian Fried Duck.

Bebek goreng is duck simmered in spices until tender, then deep fried until the skin shatters, served with rice, lalapan and a sambal. Surabaya does it with a fiery red sambal; Madura carts in Jakarta do it with sambal hitam and a spoon of duck oil.

380kcal / 1 piece (thigh) with sambal and lalapan, no rice
One piece of bebek goreng with sambal and lalapan is about 380 calories. FatSecret Indonesia lists one piece of fried duck at 337 calories with 28g fat and 15g protein, and a full 236g portion at 674. Add rice and the standard nasi bebek is about 650.

Nutrition facts

Per 1 piece (thigh) with sambal and lalapan, no rice (190g)AmountPer 100g
Calories380 kcal200 kcal
Protein22 g12 g
Carbs6 g3 g
Fat30 g16 g

Where the calories come from

Fried duck thigh with skin120g
340 kcal
Sambal bawang or sambal hitam20g
30 kcal
Lalapan50g
10 kcal

The real talk

Duck is fattier than chicken before it goes anywhere near a fryer. A piece of fried duck thigh with skin is 337 calories on FatSecret with 76% of that from fat, against 390 for a bigger piece of ayam goreng with more meat. Per gram of meat, duck costs you more. The skin is where it lives: strip it and the same piece is about 220.

The Madura cart version is the one to watch. Nasi bebek Madura comes with rice, a small piece of duck, sambal hitam (a dark, oily shallot sambal), serundeng and a spoon of the duck frying oil poured over the rice. That spoon is 90 calories on its own. The Rp 20,000 to 30,000 plate is about 650, and the duck is the smallest part of it by weight.

Bebek goreng Surabaya style, the Pak Slamet and Purnama type, gives you a bigger piece, a bright red sambal bawang and raw lalapan. The piece is 380 with sambal, and the plate with rice is around 640. The sambal bawang is made with hot oil so a spoon is 55, but the cabbage, cucumber and basil are nearly zero.

The protein is only 22g per piece because a duck thigh is small and a lot of the weight is skin and bone. For the same 380 calories, ayam bakar gives you about 32g protein. Bebek is a flavour order, not a protein order, and that is fine once a week.

How many calories in 2, 3 or 4 pieces?

How manyCaloriesProtein
1 piece380 kcal22 g
2 pieces760 kcal44 g
3 pieces1140 kcal66 g
4 pieces1520 kcal88 g
5 pieces1900 kcal110 g
6 pieces2280 kcal132 g

How the portions compare

250 kcal
Breast piece, skin removed
380 kcal
1 piece with sambal and lalapan
700 kcal
Nasi bebek Madura with duck oil and serundeng

Bebek Goreng variants, ranked by calories

VariantCaloriesNotes
Bebek bakar, 1 piece280 kcalGrilled, no frying oil
Bebek goreng, 1 piece380 kcalFatSecret 337 plus sambal and lalapan
Nasi bebek goreng Surabaya640 kcalWith rice and sambal bawang
Nasi bebek Madura sambal hitam650 kcalDuck oil on the rice
Bebek goreng full portion, FatSecret 236g674 kcalTwo pieces, no rice

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Common questions

How many calories in bebek goreng?
About 380 calories for one fried thigh with sambal and lalapan. FatSecret lists the duck alone at 337 per piece. With rice the plate is about 650.
Is bebek goreng higher in calories than ayam goreng?
Per piece they are close, 337 for duck versus 391 for a bigger piece of chicken. Per gram of meat the duck is fattier, because more of the piece is skin and fat.
How many calories in nasi bebek Madura?
About 650 calories. The duck oil spooned over the rice adds around 90 and the sambal hitam is oily too, so the rice ends up carrying more fat than the duck.
Is fried duck bad for cholesterol?
Duck skin is high in saturated fat. Remove the skin and the piece drops to about 220 calories with far less fat, and the meat itself is close to chicken thigh.
Berapa kalori Bebek Goreng?
Bebek Goreng mengandung sekitar 380 kalori per satu porsi biasa (190g), dengan 22g protein, 6g karbohidrat dan 30g lemak. Angka ini perkiraan untuk porsi warung biasa, jadi bisa berbeda tergantung tempat dan ukuran porsi.

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Calorie and macro figures are estimates for a typical warung or restaurant serving. Actual numbers vary by stall, recipe and portion size. Use them as a guide, not gospel.

Calorie figure based on FatSecret Indonesia (bebek goreng 337 kcal per piece, 286 kcal/100g), sambal and lalapan estimated. Macros estimated from the ingredients.

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