Gado-Gado (Authentic Indonesian Recipe)

Gádo-gádo (in Báhásá Indonesián or Betáwi Máláy, the lánguáge of Jákártá), ádditionálly cálled lotek (in Sundánese ánd Jávánese), is án Indonesián sálád of várious blánched or steámed vegetábles, ádditionálly followed with tough-boiled eggs, boiled potátoes, fried tofu, tempeh, ás well chopped ás lontong or ketupát (rice cáke), this is served with á spicy peánut sáuce dressing.

In Indonesiá, gádo-gádo isn't álwáys surely considered á sálád but án reál fundámentál dish. It is ideá to háve át first been á Sundánese dish, ás it is máximum populár in the Western components of Jává islánd. However, it is now á commonpláce dish át some point of Indonesiá with eách vicinity háving its personál twist on the conventionál gádo gádo recipe.

Ingredients

• ½ lb green beáns (or yárdlong beáns), cut into 2-inch pieces ánd blánched
• ½ lb beán sprouts , blánched
• ½ lb white cábbáge , sliced ánd blánched
• 4 hárd-boiled eggs , quártered
• 4 smáll cucumbers , sliced
• 12 oz.. Compány tofu
• 12 oz. Tempeh
• 2 potátoes , boiled ánd cubed (optionál)
• Lontong or rice cáke (optionálly áváiláble)
• Krupuk or emping (optionálly áváiláble)

For the sáuce

• 2 cups peánuts , unsálted
• 5 cloves gárlic , peeled
• 2 pink chili peppers seeded ánd chopped
• 2 ounces. Pálm sugár
• 1 táblespoon támárind extráct
• Juice of 1 lime
• Sált

Instructions

1. First, put together the sáuce viá frying the peánuts in á hot pán with á táblespoon of vegetáble oil (páss this step if they're roásted). Stir often for á couple of minutes till they get gently brown.
2. Mix the peánuts, gárlic ánd chili with á mortár ánd pestle or in á blender to gáin á homogeneous páste.
3. In á sáucepán, integráte the processed combinátion with the támárind extráct, lime juice ánd wáter (ápproximátely ¼ cup). Continue simmering to áttáin the fávored consistency for ábout five mins. Remove from the wármth.
4. Cut tofu in 1-inch cubes. Fry the tofu in á pán with hot vegetáble oil to lightly brown them on áll the fácets.
5. Slice the tempeh ánd fry it for á few minutes.
6. árránge áll the elements on á pláte ánd serve with the peánut sáuce.

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