Beach-side gado gado

Name: Beach-side gado gado
Cuisine: Indonesian
Ingredients: juice of 2 small lemons or limes; 3 tsp kecap manis or dark soy sauce; juice of 2 small lemons or limes; 2 tbsp palm sugar or soft brown sugar; 2 tbsp palm sugar or soft brown sugar; 3 tsp kecap manis or dark soy sauce; 100 g toasted crushed peanuts; 1 clove garlic, sliced; 1 raw sweet potato, peeled and cut into fine matchsticks; 2 small red chillies, finely chopped; ½ tsp salt; selection of prepared fruits, such as strips of green (unripe) mango, starfruit, cucumber and anything crunchy; selection of prepared fruits, such as strips of green (unripe) mango, starfruit, cucumber and anything crunchy; selection of prepared fruits, such as strips of green (unripe) mango, starfruit, cucumber and anything crunchy; selection of prepared fruits, such as strips of green (unripe) mango, starfruit, cucumber and anything crunchy

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Food and Travels

By Alastair Hendy

Published 2004

About

Simplicity. Well, beach-side stuff has to be. Some wizened kindly creature on an Ambon beach gave me this, pre-snorkel.

Ingredients

selection of prepared fruits, such as strips of green (unripe) mango, starfruit, cucumber and anything crunchy
1 raw sweet potato, peeled and cut into fine matchsticks

Asia
Indonesia
Starter
Vegan

Method

Pound the garlic with the salt to a purée, add the chillies and crush further. Pound in the sugar and then the crushed toasted peanuts, kecap manis or soy sauce, and lemon or lime juice. Serve with the prepared sour fruits and sweet potato sticks.