That Gado Gado peanut sauce is a miracle worker!
A Bali food favourite, its healthy and endlessly versatile.Use ANY vegetables raw or cooked!
But then if peanut sauce makes an appearance…. suddenly, dinner gets a whole lot more exciting.
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Win, win, win!
Thai red curry paste my favourite brand its Maesri.
Pretty widely available nowadays in the health food section of supermarkets.
Can use normal peanut butter spread but the peanut flavour is not as good and sauce will be thicker.
Do not be tempted to dilute with too much water it will dilute the flavour!
Kecap Manis dark sweet thick sweet Indonesian soy sauce.
Thicker and sweeter than normal soy sauce, with a consistency like syrup.
Spinach, beansprouts, egg and cucumber are typically included, so Ive included it in mine.
Tempeh
The one ingredient you spy in the above that you mightnt be familiar with is tempeh.
Tempeh is an Indonesian fermented soy bean product that vegetarians are mad for!
Heres what it looks like raw:
And here is how it fries up in the skillet.
Yes, it tastes as crispy and good as it looks!
Cant find tempeh or doesnt appeal??
Substitute with crispy tofu (included in recipe) or just leave it out and add another vegetable!
Prawn Crackers optional
Oh I havent mentioned prawn crackers yet.
They are traditionally served on the side of Gado Gado terrific crunchy addition that doubles as an eating vessel.
(Yes really, it works 100%).
But it also works beautifully as part of a spread for sharing.
But mostly, think of Gado Gado asa means to consume lots of vegetables in an extremely delicious form.
Ill take the latter any day.
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