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Gado Gado -- Indonesian Vegetables in Peanut Sauce

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Gado Gado

Cultural Context

Gado Gado is a traditional Indonesian salad that showcases the country's vibrant flavors and fresh produce. This dish, which translates to 'mix-mix,' is often served with a rich peanut sauce, symbolizing the diverse culinary influences of Indonesia. Today, Gado Gado is enjoyed globally, with many variations incorporating different vegetables and proteins.

IDIDmain
4 servings
Servings4
125 g potatoes, boiled
1 hard boiled egg, cut into 6-8 pieces
50 g cabbage, thinly sliced and optionally blanched
25 g bean sprouts, blanched
100+ g cucumbers, sliced
Crackers (shrimp, fish, or vegetable crackers)
145 g peanuts
25 g red chillies
4 Indonesian shallots (or 1 European shallot)
2 cloves of garlic
1 candlenut
Salt to taste
2 cm (1 inch) galangal root, peeled and sliced
2 cm (1 inch) ginger root, peeled
1/2 stalk lemon grass, bruised
2 lime leaves
1 salam leaf (substitute bay leaf)
200 ml coconut milk
Sweet soy sauce (kecap manis) to taste or use palm sugar and dark soy sauce
1

Boil the potatoes until tender, then cut into cubes.

2

Hard-boil the egg and cut it into 6-8 pieces.

3

Thinly slice the cabbage and optionally blanch it.

4

Blanch the bean sprouts.

5

Slice the cucumbers.

6

Pan-fry the peanuts and crush them finely with shallots, garlic, galangal, candlenut, and chillies.

7

In a pan with a little oil, heat the lemon grass, lime leaf, ginger, and salam/bay leaf until fragrant.

8

Add the peanut mixture to the pan and continue to heat.

9

Add coconut milk and cook until slightly oily.

10

Color with dark soy sauce if needed.

11

In a bowl, arrange the main ingredients and top with sauce, adding crackers to the side.

Dietary

vegetarian

Allergens

peanutseggssoy

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