September 16, 2008
Karedok is the Sundanese salad (another Bandung food). Not to be confused with the ubiquitous Gado-Gado (Indonesian salad with peanut dressing), Karedok is the Sundanese take on the salad with peanut dressing. The main difference is, vegetables in Gado-Gado is cooked, but in Karedok, is raw. Moreover, Karedok has more bite to it and definitely more spicy. Here is the original recipe:
ingredients:
Vegetables
* 100 g cucumber,
* 100 g bean sprouts
* 3 cabbage leaves
* 100 g string beans
* 25 g basil leaves
Sauce
* 2 red chilies
* 1 cloves garlic
* 5 small chilies
* 1/2 tsp kencur
* 200 g peanuts, roast
* 1 tbs tamarind juice
* 1 tbs palm sugar (or brown sugar)
* 1 tsp salt
* 1/2 tsp shrimp paste
* 1-2 tbs vinegar
* 150 cc hot water
Garnish
* fried emping chips or kerupuk
Directions:
1. Parboil beansprouts and string beans.
2. Slice cucumber, cut string beans into 3cm pieces, and chop cabbage leaves into
pieces.
3. Grind red chilies, garlic, small chilies, kencur, peanuts, palm sugar, salt shrimp
paste and vinegar in a blender.
4. Add tamarind juice and hot water into 3 and mix until smooth.
5. Mix all the vegetables and Serves with fried emping or krupuk on top.
