Garden to Table recipes 4 August

                Garden to Table - 4 August.
                         What are we making this time?

Dana has been busy sorting recipes for us to make and eat. 

Thanks again to the parent who have helped to make this programme a huge success. if you can help with the cooking part then PLEASE let me know. 
Both Rooms 16 and 17 need extra helpers for the next 2 sessions this term. Thank you.
Your time and help is much appreciated by everyone.

Gado Gado (Mix-Mix)

Gado Gado is a well-known dish from Indonesia. Gado Gado is the plural of the word Gado which means mix.

It is a one dish meal. Can be served warm or cold.

Ingredients:

3 Tbs oil

4 firm pieces of tofu cut into cubes

2 eggs- boiled, shelled and sliced or quartered

2 potatoes boiled and cut into 2cm cubes

1 cup bean sprouts- blanched for 30 seconds

1 cup cabbage shredded and blanched for 4 minutes

1 cup celery- sliced into match sticks

4 medium carrots-sliced into match sticks or grated

4 cups Mixture of shredded lettuce, spinach and spring onions

2 cups long beans- cut into 3cm lengths and blanched for 4 minutes

1 cucumber sliced.

Method:

1.    heat 2 Tbsp oil in pan and fry tofu until browned approx. 2 min.

2.    Hard boil eggs (10 min)When cool, shell and quarter or slice

3.    Boil potatoes until soft then cut into cubes (can be cut before boiling)

4.    Separately blanch cabbage, beansprouts and beans

5.    Prep raw veggies.

6.    Arrange raw veggies on plate, top with blanched veggies and potatoes, garnish with egg

7.    Spoon peanut sauce over top.

Peanut Sauce

Ingredients:

1 ½ cups raw peanuts- roasted

2 cloves garlic- minced

1 onion- diced

Salt to taste

¼ tsp chilli powder (optional)

½ tsp Belachan (shrimp paste

1 Tbs Palm sugar (Gula Melaka) Grate this using grater.

½ Tbs soya sauce

2 cups water

1 tsp tamarind paste

Method:

1.In pot stir fry peanuts in ½ Tbs of oil until crisp. Put peanuts in mortar and pestle bowl and let cool.

2.In same pot fry garlic and onion in 1 Tbs oil for 1 minute. Then add sugar, soya sauce and water and bring to boil.

3. Add shrimp paste to peanuts and pound in mortar and pestle until fine or blend in food processor. Then add to pot

Simmer about 8-10 minutes until sauce thickens.