Gado gado

Recipes / Appetiziers

Gado gado, a vegetable salad served with peanut sauce and boiled eggs, is a classic Indonesian dish. We have added tofu puffs for an extra twist.

Recipe «Gado gado» presented in category Recipes / Appetiziers, to prepare this dish you will need no more 20 minutes. To make this dish at home by prescription from the author Gomer would need: 6 small chat potatoes, 4 eggs, 200g green beans, 250g Chinese cabbage, 200g packet tofu puffs , 200g bean sprouts, 2 tbsp Asian fried shallots, 1 clove garlic , 2 tsp vegetable oil, 140g crunchy peanut butter, 165ml can coconut milk, 2 tbsp kecap manis, 1 tbsp sambal oelek or chilli paste.

Ingredients:

  • 6 small chat potatoes 
  • 4 eggs 
  • 200g green beans 
  • 250g Chinese cabbage 
  • 200g packet tofu puffs 
  • 200g bean sprouts 
  • 2 tbsp Asian fried shallots 
  • 1 clove garlic 
  • 2 tsp vegetable oil 
  • 140g crunchy peanut butter 
  • 165ml can coconut milk 
  • 2 tbsp kecap manis 
  • 1 tbsp sambal oelek or chilli paste 

Instructions

  1. Place potatoes in a saucepan of cold, salted water. Bring to the boil over medium heat and cook for 12 minutes or until just tender. Add eggs in the last 5 minutes of cooking time.
  2. Meanwhile, bring another saucepan of salted water to the boil. Trim green beans and set aside. Shred cabbage, then add to boiling water and cook for 30 seconds. Remove with a slotted spoon. Place in a colander and rinse with cold water. Drain. Place on a platter.
  3. Add green beans to boiling water and cook for 3 minutes. Remove with a slotted spoon. Place in a colander and rinse with cold water. Drain and place over cabbage. Add tofu puffs to boiling water and cook for 3 minutes. Drain, slice in half and place on top of cabbage along with bean sprouts.
  4. Drain and rinse potatoes and eggs under cold water. Peel potatoes, cut into quarters and place over vegetables. Peel eggs, cut in half and place over potatoes.
  5. To make peanut sauce, finely chop garlic. Heat oil in a large saucepan over medium heat. Add garlic and cook for 30 seconds or until fragrant. Add remaining ingredients and 125ml (1/2 cup) water. Bring to a simmer, stirring, then remove from heat. Makes 430ml (1 3/4 cups).
  6. Drizzle peanut sauce over gado gado and scatter over Asian fried shallots to serve.