Gado-gado is an Indonesian salad derived from Betawi consisting of steamed vegetables and mixed together, with peanut sauce and hard-boiled egg slices. In general, many people also add boiled potatoes that have been mashed to gado-gado sauce. Boiled potatoes cooked together with peanut sauce and then topped with fried onions.
To add variety, usually gado-gado added in it tofu and tempeh. There are a variety of variations to splash on top of gado-gado, there is a seasoned with mayonnaise and also peanut sauce dressing. A little bit of fried chips or crackers (some wearing prawn crackers) are also added. Gado-gado can also be eaten with white rice or sometimes also served with lontong (rice wrapped in a banana leaf).
The vegetables that are often served can be vary, although the usual vegetables are:
- Sliced green vegetables such as lettuce, cabbage, cauliflower, long beans, and sprouts
- Other vegetables such as carrots and cucumbers
- Tomato
- Boiled potatoes are sliced
- Hard-boiled eggs
- Fried tofu
- Tempeh
- Corn pipil
One of the gado-gado differences from other vegetable salads is the peanut sauce that used for it. The ingredients used for peanut sauce can also vary. Commonly used are:
- Mashed peanuts
- Garlic
- Chili, pepper
- Squeezed lime
- Salt, brown sugar
And for the level of spicy, we can adjust according to our spicy taste. When tourists visit Indonesia, they usually call gado-gado as Javanese Salad. Javanese salad of this one for the level of spicy you can adjust according to your spicy taste.
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