Indonesian Yellow Chicken Soup (Soto Ayam)

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

Indonesian Yellow Chicken Soup (Soto Ayam)

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

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Ingredients

  1. 1whole kampong chicken, take out the skin (optional but i prefer less oily soup)
  2. boiled eggs
  3. shredded cabbage (boil a while till soften)
  4. beansprout (boil a while, try not to overcook it)
  5. glassnoodle/mung bean noodle (boil till softened)
  6. tomatoes (cut into pieces)
  7. spring onion (for garnish)
  8. fried shallot (for garnish)
  9. lime, sweet soya sauce and chilli
  10. Put in the blender to make a paste (spices paste) :
  11. 8shallots
  12. 4garlics
  13. 4 cmfresh turmeric (i used turmeric powder as i dont have the fresh one at home, but my soup looks a bit pale)
  14. 4 cmfresh ginger
  15. 3 pcscandle nuts
  16. 1 tspcorriander seeds
  17. Additional spices: (no need to put in blender)
  18. 2 pcsbay leaves
  19. 5 pcslime leaves
  20. 4 stalkslemongrass (smashed)

Cooking Instructions

  1. 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. 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. 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. 4

    Add salt, pepper, chicken seasoning to taste.

  5. 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!

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