Gado Gado
Gado Gado has been on my bucketlist of dishes to try for such a long time but I still haven't visited Indonesia. So it was time to give it a go at home, especially as most of the ingredients are now readily available in most supermarkets. Ingredients serves 4 for the peanut sauce 225g peanut butter, 100%, smooth 4 tbsp sambal oelak or other chilli paste (adjust to taste) 4 tbsp Kecap Manis 4 tsp Black garlic paste 1 large garlic clove, finely chopped 1 tsp salt 4 tbsp lime juice 400 ml coconut milk 1 tsp soft brown sugar 300 ml water 1 tbsp vegetable oil for the salad 200g tempeh 2 tbsp vegetable oil 200g new potato - boiled, halved or sliced 100g beansprouts 1 cucumber , sliced 4 hard boiled eggs , peeled and halved 250g spinach or 2 pak choi 1 large carrot, slice into battons 50 g peanuts, roughly chopped 1 red bird's eye chilli, deseed and slice, (optional) Method Prepare the peanut sauce in advance. Heat a tablespoon of veg oil on a medium-high heat and add the chopped