posted by bjh 05-28-100 10:23 AM
Gado Gado Sauce
Moosewood Cookbook:
The sauce:
1 cup chopped onion
2 medium cloves crushed garlic
1 cup good, pure peanut butter
1 Tbs. honey
1/4 tsp. cayenne pepper or more, to taste
juice of one lemon
1-2 tsp. freshly-grated ginger root
1 bay leaf
1 Tbs. cider vinegar
3 cups water
1/2-1 tsp. salt
dash of tamari
2 Tbs. butter for frying
In a saucepan, cook the onions, garlic, bay leaf and ginger in butter, lightly salted. When onion becomes translucent add remaining ingredients. Mix thoroughly. Simmer on lowest possible heat 30 minutes, stirring occasionally.
Underneath the sauce:
The sauce goes over an artful arrangement of combined cooked and raw vegetables. Extra protein comes from garnishes of tofu chunks(bean curd) and hard-cooked egg slices. Base your arrangement on a bed of fresh spinach. Here are some recommended vegetables and garnishes:
Shredded cabbage, carrot slices, celery slices--steamed or raw
broccoli spears/ fresh, whole green beans--steamed
fresh, raw mung bean sprouts
tofu chunks, either raw, or sauteed in oil with sesame seeds
pieces of egg
Garnish with:
a drizzle of sesame oil
apples
lemons
oranges
raisins
toasted seeds and nuts