European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 9, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Living today Gado Gado vegetables get an indonesian twist by Sharon Hudgins special to stripes Magazine its almost a cliche to say that one of the pleasures of travelling is discovering new for people with a Strong interest in eating exotic dishes can become the reason for since my first train ride at age six Ive had the Good Fortune to visit 48 of the states and 35 my husband Calls these trips Ive come to think of them As primary food its always exciting to go to a new country or even to one youve already visited and encounter foods youve never eaten but its also Nice to discover familiar ingredients combined in new or unusual that happened to me in where i first ate a simple but classic dish that is served throughout the from tiny restaurants to fancy hotel dining Gado Gado simply Means in the indonesian plurals Are made by saying the singular word Anak Means and Anak Anak Means Gado is the word for Gado Gado is the plural but the simple term vegetables Doest convey the glory of this a colourful selection of several vegetables some some others boiled or Fried is artistically arranged on a Large serving sliced hard boiled eggs Are almost always included with the and crisply Fried onion pieces Are sprinkled Over the if the Gado Gado is a really elaborate Fried Tofu bean curd strips of Melet will also be arrayed on the serving accompanying All of this is a richly spicy Peanut sauce which is liberally spooned Over the individual Servings of shrimp chips Crisp Are served on the when i first encountered Gado Gado in i realized that this delicious dish want something exotic that would be difficult to prepare at in it was similar to the steamed vegetable dinners that i often except that i covered mine with cheese sauce instead of Peanut bean curd and shrimp chips were items that i could get at Oriental and theres certainly nothing difficult about making Fried onions or an it was just the particular combination of these common ingredients that made them at first seem so the following recipe for indonesian Gado Gado should perhaps be titled Gado Gado because its for a rather elaborate version of this although the instructions look Gado Gado is actually easy to and there Are no strict rules about what constitutes an authentic As Long As you have a variety of vegetables covered with Peanut for you can omit the Tofu and the if you can even prepare a simple ensemble of Only three or four garnished with Peanut and your dish will still be my recipe uses the vegetables that i prefer in this but Ive also seen versions of Gado Gado that included such ingredients As Bell and Bamboo shoots not necessarily in the same you can mix and match vegetables according to your own but be sure to Combine ingredients that contrast in color and in Gado Gado is served As one of several dishes in a or As an entire meal All the ingredients can be prepared in since Gado in a waiter serves numerous dishes balanced on his no menu is needed and diners pay Only for what they Gado should be served Cool or at room temperature with the exception of the Peanut which is sometimes served the following set of recipes makes a Complete meal for six Beer is an excellent accompaniment to this simple but exotic indonesian Gado Gado mixed vegetables with Peanut sauce note for a simpler version of you can omit the Melet Fried and shrimp the Crisp Fried onion flakes can be but they make an especially Nice and authentic the Peanut sauce is you can make it up to three Days in Advance and refrigerate it until reheat or serve at room Peanut sauce saus Tacang recipe follows Crisp Fried onion flakes Goring Sawang recipe follows Melet strips radar Relur recipe follows Fried Tofu Goring Tahu recipe follows shrimp chips Krutuk Dang instructions follow 3 hard boiled eggs 3 medium or 6 Small new potatoes 3 medium carrots 1 Pound fresh Green Beans i Small White cabbage 1 Pound fresh bean sprouts 1 medium Cucumber 2 fresh hot Green Chile peppers optional 2 limes make the Peanut sauce recipe if you Are including Fried onion Melet Fried shrimp chips in your Gado Gado make these first and set hard boil 3 Peel the potatoes and Cut them into quarters if using Small potatoes or into eighths if using Large Peel the carrots and Cut them Lengthwise into matchstick thin about 4 inches slice Green Beans diagonally into bit size Core cabbage and Cut into thin steam the potatoes Over boiling water for 20 steam the Green and cabbage for 8 to 10 if you have a 2level you can steam the potatoes on the Bottom for 10 then add the second Steamer tray containing the Green and cabbage on and steam All the vegetables for an additional 8 to 10 at the end of the steaming the potatoes and carrots should be cooked but not soft and falling the Green Beans and cabbage should be Crunchy and while the vegetables Are Blanch the bean sprouts by putting them into a Large pouring boiling water Over and letting them sit for 1 to 2 Drain the Beans sprouts in a and run cold water Over them to refresh set use a Fork to score vertically the skin of the then Cut the Cucumber crosswise into thin seed and Devin the fresh hot and Cut them crosswise into Small Cut the hard boiled eggs and limes into on two or three Large serving attractively arrange All the steamed Fried bean raw hard boiled Melet and Lime Sprinkle Crisp Fried onion stripes Magazine May 7905