*  Exported from  MasterCook  *

                                GADO GADO

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Serving Size  : 6    Preparation Time :0:00
Categories    : Appetizers

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

  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.
 


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