Cooked Vegetable Gado-Gado

Instead of putting everything on a large pan, you can serve individual servings of this salad. It is a perfect recipe for lunchtime or informal gathering.

Ingredients

  • mix vegetables - 450g/1 lb spinach, bean sprouts and cabbage, rinse and shredded
  • fresh bean curd - 115g/4 oz
  • waxy potatoes - 225/8 oz, cooked
  • cucumber - ½, cut into wedges, salted
  • lemon juice
  • prawn cracker - 6-8
  • eggs - 2-3, hard-boiled and shelled
  • oil
  • deep-fried onions
  • peanut sauce

Method

  • Cube the potatoes and set aside. Boil a large pan of salted water.
  • Blanch the vegetables (one for each time) in the boiled salted water for few minutes, drain it and run under cold water. Blanch all the vegetables except the cucumber.
  • Rinse the cucumber pieces and drain it well. Cut the eggs in quarters then cut the bean curd into cubes.
  • Fry the bean curd in hot oil until it crisp on both sides. Drain it with kitchen paper.
  • Add more oil into the pan and deep-fry the prawn crackers. Reserve them on a tray lined with kitchen paper.
  • Arrange all the cooked vegetables with eggs, bean curd and cucumber. then scatter with the deep-fried onions and lemon juice.
  • Serve with peanut sauce and fried prawn crackers separately.

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