Indonesian Yellow Chicken Soup (Soto Ayam)

Name: Indonesian Yellow Chicken Soup (Soto Ayam)
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 whole kampong chicken, take out the skin (optional but i prefer less oily soup); boiled eggs; shredded cabbage (boil a while till soften); beansprout (boil a while, try not to overcook it); glass noodle/mung bean noodle (boil till softened); tomatoes (cut into pieces); spring onion (for garnish); fried shallot (for garnish); lime, sweet soya sauce and chilli; Put in the blender to make a paste (spices paste) :; 8 shallots; 4 garlics; 4 cm fresh turmeric (i used turmeric powder as i dont have the fresh one at home, but my soup looks a bit pale); 4 cm fresh ginger; 3 pcs candle nuts; 1 tsp corriander seeds; Additional spices: (no need to put in blender); 2 pcs bay leaves; 5 pcs lime leaves; 4 stalks lemongrass (smashed)

purple_acied @purple_acied

Singapore

Using tumeric to make the soup yellow. This dish is a vey common and popular in Indonesia.

purple_acied @purple_acied

Singapore

Using tumeric to make the soup yellow. This dish is a vey common and popular in Indonesia.

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Ingredients

1whole kampong chicken, take out the skin (optional but i prefer less oily soup)
boiled eggs
shredded cabbage (boil a while till soften)
beansprout (boil a while, try not to overcook it)
glassnoodle/mung bean noodle (boil till softened)
tomatoes (cut into pieces)
spring onion (for garnish)
fried shallot (for garnish)
lime, sweet soya sauce and chilli
Put in the blender to make a paste (spices paste) :
8shallots
4garlics
4 cmfresh turmeric (i used turmeric powder as i dont have the fresh one at home, but my soup looks a bit pale)
4 cmfresh ginger
3 pcscandle nuts
1 tspcorriander seeds
Additional spices: (no need to put in blender)
2 pcsbay leaves
5 pcslime leaves
4 stalkslemongrass (smashed)

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Steps

1

Homemade chilli (super spicy):
10 chilli padi, cut into small pieces.
Boil chopped chillies in a little bit of water till very soft, reserve the water (do not let the water to dry up, otherwise will get burnt). Mashed with fork. Add salt, sugar, chicken seasoning powder to taste.
2

Heat up 2 tbsp of oil, stir fry the paste spices till fragrant. Add in the remaining spices (bay leaves, lime leaves and lemongrass). Stir fry for an additional 2-3 mins.
3

Boil about 4 lt of water. Add the chicken and the all the spices (paste and remaining spices). Cooked till chicken is soft. (stove pressure cooker about 15 mins, no pressure cooker maybe an hour)
4

Add salt, pepper, chicken seasoning to taste.
5

To serve:
In a bowl, arrange the glass noddle, cabbage, bean sprout, chopped tomatoes, boiled egg, shredded chicken meat, spring onion, fried shallots, and pour the soup over it.
We like to add: black sweet soya sauce, lime and chilli :)
Enjoy!