Gado-Gado (Indonesian Salad with Peanut Sauce) Recipe

Name: Gado-Gado (Indonesian Salad with Peanut Sauce)
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4 people
Cuisine: Indonesian, Jakarta
Ingredients: 200 g water spinach; 150 g cabbage; 150 g bean sprouts; 100 g long beans; 1 potato (all boiled); 2 compressed rice cakes (lontong); 2 boiled eggs; 2 pieces tofu and 2 pieces tempeh, fried; 1 cucumber; 250 g fried peanuts; 4 bird's eye chillies; 2 fried garlic cloves; 75 g palm sugar; 1 tsp toasted shrimp paste; 2 tbsp tamarind water; 1 tsp salt; 250 ml warm water; prawn crackers; emping; fried shallots

How to Make

Grind or blend the peanuts, chillies, garlic, palm sugar, shrimp paste and salt.

Add the tamarind water and warm water little by little until thick and smooth.

Arrange the rice cake, vegetables, potato, tofu, tempeh, egg and cucumber on a plate.

Pour over the peanut sauce.

Sprinkle with fried shallots and serve with crackers.

Kitchen tip

Betawi stalls grind the sauce per portion to keep it fresh. Add chillies to suit your heat level.

Questions

Where does Gado-Gado (Indonesian Salad with Peanut Sauce) come from?

Gado-gado Betawi is a traditional dish from Jakarta (capital: Jakarta), in the Java region of Indonesia.

How long does Gado-Gado (Indonesian Salad with Peanut Sauce) take to make?

It takes about 45 min in total to make 4 servings, including preparation.

What is the secret to a good Gado-Gado (Indonesian Salad with Peanut Sauce)?

Betawi stalls grind the sauce per portion to keep it fresh. Add chillies to suit your heat level.

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Gado-Gado (Indonesian Salad with Peanut Sauce)

Ingredients

Vegetables

Peanut sauce

To serve