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Gado-gado

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Vegetables, tofu, tempeh and egg under a generous peanut sauce.

Gado-gado means roughly 'mix-mix'. Blanched vegetables, potato, tofu, tempeh, rice cake and boiled egg are covered with a peanut sauce ground fresh with chilli, palm sugar and lime.

It is one of the most approachable Indonesian dishes for vegetarians, and is finished with crispy krupuk crackers and fried shallots.

Cultural context

A Betawi (Jakarta) favourite, sold from carts and warung across the country.

Key ingredients

  • Blanched vegetables
  • Tofu and tempeh
  • Rice cake
  • Boiled egg
  • Peanut sauce
  • Krupuk crackers

Good to know

  • Peanut sauce ground to order
  • Vegetarian-friendly
  • Topped with krupuk

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