The Traditional Food

Gado-gado

Ingredients:

Salad:
• 2 ½ boiled eggs, peeled and sliced
• ¼ cup cabbage, shredded
• ¾ cup green beans, sliced
• ½ cup carrots, sliced
• 3/4 cup cauliflower, chopped
• 1/2 cup mug bean sprouts
• 1/2 cucumber, sliced
• 2 potatoes, cut it
• 2 lontong (food consisting of rice steamed in a banana leaf), cut it
Peanut sauce:
• 3/4 to 1 cup coconut milk 1/2 cup chunky peanut butter
• 3 stalk chili. Chopped it.
• 1 tablespoon brown sugar
• 1 tablespoon lemon
• 2 teaspoons fish sauce

Steps:
Wash all the vegetables and dry it. Then, all of the salad ingredients should be boiled in boiling water. However, if you are pressed for time you can serve them raw with the exception of the potato, which has to be boiled. Then, plunge the vegetable briefly in the boiling water and plunge into cold water. This leaves the vegetables nicely crisp and neither too firm or limp. Drain all the vegetables.

Arrange the vegetables on a plate, starting on the outside of the platter and work inwards, arranging the vegetables in a colorful pattern. Top with the chopped eggs and add lontong too.

To make the dressing: In a small saucepan, bring the coconut milk to a boil. Stir in the remaining ingredients and simmer for 5 minutes, until the peanut butter has melted and the mixture is thickened.

Enjoy it. It’s Yummy!!