How To Make Gado Gado (Indonesian Salad)
Ingredients for the
peanut sauce
∙ 2 Cups Plain Nutshell Free Peanuts
∙ 3-4 Garlic Cloves Whole
∙ ¼ Sweet Onion Diced
∙ 2 Tablespoons Brown Sugar
∙ ½ Cup Water
∙ Sriracha or any hot sauces (Preferably Oriental)
∙ Salt
∙ Pepper
Vegetable Oil
Ingredients for Salad
Ingredients for Salad
∙ Half Lettuce Chopped
∙ 1/2 Cup Bean Sprouts
∙ ½ Cup Chinese Long Beans chopped Into 1” Segments
∙ One Boiled Egg cut in half
∙ 1 Table Spoon Nutshell Free Peanuts Crushed
How to Make the Peanut
Sauce
Place the 2 cups of peanuts
into a pot and set the burner to high to roast and evaporate most of the
moisture. Stir for about 30 minutes. Once you’’ve oiled your pan, grill your
garlic cloves and sweet onion in separate pan until golden and translucent.
Once finished, place grilled vegetables, ½ cup water, and 2 tablespoons brown
sugar into the blender and set the blender on the highest power. Slowly add the
roasted peanuts to prevent the consistency from becoming too thick. If sauce
appears too thick, add more water. Add hot sauce, salt and pepper for
flavoring.
How to Plate the Salad
Take half chopped lettuce
and place it into a plate, bowl, cup, or whatever tableware you please. Add the
½ cup bean sprouts onto the lettuce, with the Chinese long beans following
afterwards. Although this is an Indonesian dish, please add the Chinese long
beans. I doubt there are Indonesian long beans. Garnish your plate by placing the halved
boiled egg on top of the vegetables. Slowly and deliciously pour the peanut
sauce onto the salad. Sprinkle the crushed peanuts to add a
peanutty-grilled-crunch to every bite!
If you
want, you can add grilled chicken pieces to you gado gado. I’m not sure, I’m a
vegetarian. There are peanut sauce powders in your local oriental market if you
have trouble making the sauce. You can also ask your local Indonesian friend to
prepare the sauce for you but make sure to tip them a generous amount.
Indonesians appreciate everything thing including Jacksons.
Gado Gado
Gado gado (GAW∙doe GAW∙doe)
is one of my favorite Indonesian dishes mainly because there aren’t many
vegetarian dishes of Indonesia. I’ve made gado gado before and it’s very
tedious but it’s very, very delicious. Trust me. Also because cooking is one of
my professions, I always enjoy eating this dish. I also enjoy watching others
make it. Gado gado is comfort food to Indonesians but it is also a party dish.
If you really want to turn up with other Indonesian, make sure to bring you
freshly cooked gado gado and a whole durian. I hope you try it out and learned
something new.
OoooooooooOoooooo interesting I am in love with foreign dishes. Something new I can expand my palette to and my cooking expertise as well !
ReplyDeleteI like how you sound very detailed in making one of your favorite dishes.
ReplyDeleteI've always enjoyed "How To's" because I learn something new in general every time I read them and I perceive the author's life connection at the end of the post. Great detail and good job in being "straight to the point", to prevent a inattentive audience. You should bring food for me and Aaron..:D
ReplyDeleteThere is a good use of details in the directions.
ReplyDeleteYou did a really great job incorporating yourself into the narrative. I love the little bit where you say "If you want, you can add grilled chicken pieces to you gado gado. I’m not sure, I’m a vegetarian" because you do this all the time while talking. Even though I'm not a salad person this sounds like it's worth a try.
ReplyDeleteOoooh I have to try this, these were detailed directions and i definitely will try to make this "Idonesian Salad."
ReplyDeleteI liked the personal advice/additions you added to this dish. Very informative and well written!
ReplyDeleteYou did a really good job with this how to. First you explained how to make this dish very well and gave all the information that is required. You also added tips that would be helpful. Not everyone is a vegetarian and you showed how to make the dish for meat lovers also. I could really hear your voice when reading this how to. Great Job!
ReplyDeleteI've grown to enjoy Indonesian food because of a close friend of mine, so I'll keep this recipe in mind. Nicely written and very detailed directions help very much for first timers! Good job.
ReplyDeleteNice use of detail when describing the salad. Good Job!
ReplyDeleteYou did a good job describing how to prepare the dish and the steps used a great amount of detail and depth in order to prepare the food. I liked how you added your own little humorous commentary to add some personality to the piece. Great job!
ReplyDeleteI always liked how to's because you get to learn tips and tricks. Overall, this an excellent piece.
ReplyDelete-Jerico M. G. Franco
Really cool, it's like i'm reading this off a professional cookbook!
ReplyDeleteWell organized and well written, felt very professional and definitely makes me want to try it
ReplyDeleteOH MY GOD i love that .i can't wait to try that .I thought it must be really fun
ReplyDeleteOH MY GOD i love that.i can't wait to try that .that is so cool.good job
ReplyDeleteIve always wanted to try Indonesian food and especially since its vegetarian, i'll have to try it! You did a great job on being specific.
ReplyDeleteGordon thank you for this how-to because Gado Gado sounds delicious! This piece is informative and interesting. Great job!
ReplyDeleteThis sounds REALLY good! i love how to's because i like to try new things and i'm gonna try this!
ReplyDeleteGordon!!!! I love your "How To." I really want to try this now!
ReplyDeleteI really love how you added your own advice in their as well. Great job.
sounds really good I should try this some time
ReplyDeleteThis sounds delicious and very foreign. You did a great job describing the steps
ReplyDeleteI liked the advice. Just reading this made me think and crave for this kind of salad. Nice job!!
ReplyDeleteYou have me wanting to try it now. Your use of descriptive words worked very well.
ReplyDeleteTo be honest, I usually find the how-tos boring, but your personality really came out in this piece, Gordon! I love the little comments (which I totally imagined in your voice) like "I'm not sure, I'm a vegetarian." Personally, I'm kind of a wimp about spicy food, so I'm not sure if I'll eat this, but I enjoyed reading this recipe more than any recipe I've ever read, so you won that competition. :)
ReplyDeleteI love cooking so I loved how you made a step by step process on how to make Indonesian food. I will definitely make this at home.
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed that little part you added to the end, it added a personal touch to the recipe. I also like how you separated the instructions into the different parts of the sauce and the salad.
ReplyDeleteNice way to represent your culture!! Nothing better to represent than with food!
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing! This was well written, the steps were easy to understand, and I really like how you added a little bit about why you chose to share this recipe. Good job!!
ReplyDeleteOHMYGOSH GORDON. I'M LAUGHING SO HARD.
ReplyDeleteI can't stop laughing. You don't really see chicken much in gado gado… and you forgot to add that you should put kerupuk. The colorful ones, you know? (If you say no, I'm going to be really disappointed because that means you've never had real gado gado like what have you been doing with your life.)
I love the way you wrote this recipe man. I've never made gado gado before (because I'd probably burn the kitchen even though there's no fire involved except for making the peanut sauce), but dude, this was spot on (based from how I've seen my grandma, aunt, mom, and everyone else make it). I like how you added the Chinese long beans comment, because a) it's funny, and b) although I highly doubt you meant to do this, it's ironic because gado gado cannot be complete without them Chinese long beans, and Indonesia cannot be called Indonesia without their Chinese citizens.
You should make me gado gado some time, and I'll (try) to make you nasi goreng with tempe. Though I gotta disagree on one thing: durian isn't every Indos favorite fruit. Yelch.
Gordon my man i swear i just asked your for some indo food but now i have it for myself thanks fam and great reciepe very informative!
ReplyDeleteI was really excited to see that recipe. It sounded delicious. About halfway through, I realized it was way too much work for me.I noted the hint that you can have and Indonesian friend prepare the sauce for you.Maybe you can publish a cook book with photos of the dishes you have made.
ReplyDeletegordon my man great piece now i get some indo food and it was very informative
ReplyDeleteGordon:
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Oh my GADO! This recipe sounds very weird, but interesting enough to try! I can tell it will be very tasteful, seeing as it is food, and food has taste! Haha, all jokes aside, I really liked the detail put into this, it makes me feel like I can do it without any mistake! Here’s to hoping I can make this as well as you described it!
Well I have always wanted to be a chef and always want to cook new and interesting food. I love food and thank you for giving me this new recipe that I might just make!
ReplyDeleteYou are making me hungry ahaha, i like how you explained your ingredients very well, need to try it someday Good job!!!
ReplyDelete- Ian Mendoza
Gordon, even though this is a how-to piece, you did a great job at incorporating your voice into the writing. This was both informative and entertaining. Good job!
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed reading this and imagining your voice out loud! You were able to incorporate your sense of humor to the piece and that's awesome that even in something like a how to you can put voice in.
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing this recipe! I know the salad would taste good if the instructions were followed by someone who could cook. Hopefully when I try, it will turn out okay! If not, I'll find you!
ReplyDeleteI just like how the steps are easy to follow, I try to cook from a receipt once, failed because the it is not for beginners.
ReplyDeleteNot a big fan of salad but my aunt would love it! Your personality was evident even though you were giving instructions which made it all the more personal
ReplyDeleteIt seemed very enticing and I'm excited to try to make it at home. Although it could have been better if the instructions were more clear because I was getting a bit confused at times.
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