diff --git a/recipes/mecab/recipe.py b/recipes/mecab/recipe.py
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+
+from SCons.Script import *
+
+import os
+
+def cook(env: Environment, git_ref = 'master') -> dict:
+    repo = env.Cook('GitBranch', repo_name = 'mecab', remote_url = 'https://github.com/taku910/mecab.git', git_ref = git_ref)
+    checkout_root = repo['checkout_root']
+    build_result = env.Cook('AutotoolsProject', os.path.join(checkout_root, 'mecab'))
+    return {
+        'LIBPATH': build_result['LIBPATH'],
+        'CPPPATH': build_result['CPPPATH'],
+        'LIBS': ['mecab']
+    }