Classic Gado Gado

Ingredients list for Classic Gado Gado

• 10-12 French beans 1 inch pieces
• 1 medium Carrots 1 inch slices
• 1/4 small Cabbage shredded
• 10-12 Fresh spinach leaves (palak)
• 1 cup Bean sprouts
• 1 cup Roasted peanuts
• 2 cloves Garlic
• 4 Fresh red chillies
• 2 tablespoons Sweet soy sauce
• 1 inch piece Ginger
• to shallow fry Oil
• 2 Bean curd 2 inch * 2 inch cakes
• 2 Eggs boiled
• 1 tablespoon Lemon juice
• 2-3 tablespoons Shallots sliced thinly deep fried

Method

1. Grind together roasted peanuts, garlic, two fresh red chillies, sweet soy sauce and ginger, with a little water, to a fine paste.
2. Cut the remaining red chillies into diagonal slices and set aside for garnishing.
3. Pour the paste into a pan and sauté on low heat. Heat sufficient oil in another pan and shallow fry the beancurd cakes.
4. Heat water in a deep pan. Put French beans, carrot and cabbage in a colander and place it in the pan and blanch the vegetables for two to three minutes.
5. Cut the eggs into half and then each half into three lengthwise pieces. Add the spinach leaves to the rest of the vegetables along with bean sprouts and blanch for one minute.
6. Remove the colander from the pan and let all the water drain away. Transfer the vegetables into a bowl.
7. Drain the beancurd cakes and cut into thick slices. Add lemon juice to the sauce and simmer for one more minute.
8. Place the vegetables on the serving dish. Pour some of the peanut sauce over.
9. Top with the fried beancurd slices and egg slices. Sprinkle fried shallots and fresh red chillies slices and serve.