Gado Gado

Serves:

Ingredients:

8 oz White cabbage
1/3 c Water
3 dr Hot-pepper sauce
3 tb Lemon juice
1/3 c Smooth peanut butter
1/2 ts Ground cumin
2 Shallots, finely chopped
1 Garlic clove, crushed
finely chopped
1 Fresh green chili, seeded,
6 oz Fresh bean sprouts
thinly sliced
1 Green bell pepper, seeded,
thinly sliced
1 lg Onion, cut in fourths,
1/4 c Sesame oil
Red bell pepper strips (opt)

Method:

Finely shred cabbage, discarding stalk.
Heat 2 tablespoons of sesame oil in a skillet.
Add cabbage, onion, thinly sliced bell pepper, bean sprouts and chili and fry over fairly high heat 3-4 minutes, stirring constantly.
Remove from heat, spoon mixture into a serving dish; cool.
To make sauce, heat remaining sesame oil in saucepan.
Add garlic, shallots and cumin and fry gently 5 minutes.
Add peanut butter and cook gently 2 minutes.
Stir in lemon juice, hot-pepper sauce and water and heat through gently to form a fairly thick sauce.
Garnish sauce with bell pepper strips, if desired, and serve with cooled vegetables.