Gado Gado (Indonesian Salad with Peanut Sauce)
An Indonesian dish that is a favourite here, Gado Gado is an incredible peanut-ey street dish that is a complete mix of tau kwa, long beans, cabbage, eggs, and that yummy sauce. Fun fact – Gado Gado means “Mix mix”, which is exactly what this dish is about!
The key is in the making of the peanut sauce – combining dried chilli, shallots, lemongrass, balacan, coconut milk and a lot more, it’s not surprising that the taste is flavorful and fragrant. It takes a bit of time to come up with the dish, but oh-so-worth it!
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Ingredients
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2fried Tau Kwa (firm tofu) | |
150g long beans | |
150g cabbage | |
150g bean sprouts (ends removed) | |
6hard boiled eggs | |
½ cucumber |
Sauce:
20dried chillies (soaked in hot water for 20 mins) | |
5 shallots | |
2lemongrass (white portion only) | |
30g galanga | |
15g turmeric | |
20g belacan | |
⅓cup oil | |
400ml water | |
100ml coconut milk | |
2tbsp assam water (1 tbsp assam paste with 1 tbsp assam water) | |
¼cup sugar (adjust to preference) | |
1tbsp salt (adjust to preference) | |
1cup grounded peanut |
Directions
1.
Cut 2 fried Tau Kwa (firm tofu) into cubes
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2.
Cut 150g long beans into 1 inch long and roughly chop 150g cabbage
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3.
Cut ½ cucumber into quartered slices
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4.
Add 20 soaked dried chillies, 5 shallots, 2 lemongrass (white portion only), 30 g galanga, 15 g turmeric and 20g Belacan to the food processor.
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5.
Blend into a fine paste
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6.
Heat ⅓ cup oil in a wok
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7.
Add blended spice paste and stir fry until fragrant
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8.
Add 400 ml water, 100 ml coconut milk, 2 tbsp assam water, ¼ cup sugar and 1 tbsp salt
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9.
Mix well and let it cook for 10 mins on low heat
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10.
Add 1 cup grounded peanut and cook for another 5 mins
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11.
Turn off heat and set sauce aside
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12.
Quarter 6 hard boiled eggs
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13.
Blanch long beans, 150g bean sprouts and cabbage
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14.
Drain and set aside in a mixing bowl
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15.
Add a serving portion of the mixed vegetables on a plate
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16.
Add sliced cucumbers, fried Tau Kwa and hard boiled eggs
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17.
Serve with peanut sauce
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