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Gado-gado sauce

Ingredients

  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 8 oz peanut butter
  • 2 cloves garlic
  • 1 medium onion
  • 2 small / med shallots
  • 1/2 tsp chili powder
  • 1/2 tsp brown sugar
  • 1 tbsp soy sauce
  • 2 cups water
  • juice of 1 lemon
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Gado-gado sauce

by Mihir Shah
Time: 15 minutes prep, 30 minutes cook
Servings: 4
 

Directions

  1. Saute chopped garlic and chopped onions in oil over medium / low heat
  2. Add shallots and mix in quickly
  3. Add peanut butter and water and stir until thoroughly mixed; cook until first bubbles appear
  4. Add chili powder, soy sauce, sugar, and lemon juice.
  5. Cover, reduce heat to low, and simmer for 15 minutes. Stir frequently.
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Summary

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7 votes | 19382 views
6 reviews | 5 comments

This is a sauce my grandmother used to make. Meant to be served over mixed greens or can even be used as a cocktail dip. I like it over a mixture of steamed rice, egg, and steamed vegetables. Awesome!

Reviews

  • tara cottrell
    January 28, 2008
    I've cooked/tasted this recipe!
    • Mihir Shah
      February 25, 2008
      Made this and used lower fat peanut butter; worked really well. Fantastic as a side salad to chicken and rice. Also good as an appetizer!
      I've cooked/tasted this recipe!
      • John Spottiswood
        February 25, 2008
        I absolutely love the sweet and complex flavor of this sauce. It is delicious with all types of raw vegetables. It also helps cut a very spicy dish, so try it served alongside one of those.
        I've cooked/tasted this recipe!
        • Veronica Lucia
          February 23, 2010
          Gado-gado is one of my favourite meals. We used to use whole fried peanut instead of peanut butter, here in Indonesia.
          This is a variation
          • Heather Pickmere
            June 14, 2011
            Yum ; I usually do not care for many American recipes as they usually contain at least one ingrediant that is store bought and mass produced ; that is not home cooking ... But this Gado Gado recipe can easily be forgiven for using Peanut Butter .
            Thank You Kindly !
            I've cooked/tasted this recipe!
            • Arturo Féliz-Camilo
              June 24, 2012
              Interesting! thanks for sharing!
              I've cooked/tasted this recipe!

              Comments

              • ShaleeDP
                ShaleeDP
                October 24, 2014
                This looks interesting. Would be nice to try.
                • annie
                  annie
                  January 22, 2012
                  Thanks for posting this recipe looks yummy
                  • efeekho
                    efeekho
                    March 15, 2009
                    Indonesian Gado-gado is the best food i've ever tried!The taste of the mixed sauce is so amazing...

                    • Melanie Yunk
                      Melanie Yunk
                      June 24, 2008
                      Hi Mihir!

                      Awesome recipe - reminds me of my Big Acres Chipotle Peanut Sauce! Check out the recipe on my page for Chipotle Peanut Chicken Tostadas - this sauce is perfect for this recipe!

                      Melanie
                      • tara cottrell
                        tara cottrell
                        January 28, 2008
                        I've tried this recipe - it's amazing, and surprisingly easy to prepare.