Gado Gado sauce made with peanut butter
No ground peanuts needed
Ingredients
- 4 garlic cloves
- 1 medium onion
- 1 tbsp tamarind
- 1 tsp shrimp paste, terasi don't use if you are allergic to shrimps
- 3 kaffir lime leaves
- 1 tbsp ground coriander
- 1 tsp lemongrass
- 1 tsp cumin
- 1 tsp kencur, also called kentjur
- 3/4 cup = 188 grams organic smooth peanut butter
- 2 tbsp kecap manis or 1 tbsp soya sauce
- 1 1/2 cup = 341 grams hot water
- salt and brown sugar to taste
Instructions
- Cut the onion and garlic into small pieces. In a small to medium pan, add the water, onion and garlic, kaffir lime leaves, tamarind and shrimp paste.
- Bring this into a boil and add all the other spices, coriander, cumin, kentjur and lemongrass.
- On medium to low heat boil for 5 minutes.
- Now add all of the peanut butter, the kecap manis and 1 tsp of brown sugar.
- Cook on very low until the sauce is smooth and is pourable but coats the back of a spoon.
- Serve over all Gado Gado vegetables.
Notes
Before serving take the kaffir leaves out. You can smooth the sauce in a blender so no onion chunks are visible (option). Make sure the tamarind does not have any pits. Add sambal, hot chili sauce if you prefer.