Asian Poultry Recipes - Indonesian Chicken Soup (Soto Ayam)  Recipe

Ingredients

• 1 chicken (3 lb./Ph kg.) (cleaned & cut into small pieces)

• 12 1/2 cups boiling water

• 8 shallots (finely sliced, fried & ground)

• salt & pepper to taste

• 1.inch (2.5-cm.) piece ginger root (crushed)

• 4 daun salam/2 bay leaves

• 1 tablespoon kicap asin/light soy sauce

• 4 oz. (125 g.) rice vermicelli (blanched & drained)

• 3 oz. (90 g.) tauge/beansprouts (tailed)

• 2 tablespoons fried onion flakes

• 2 stalks daun sup/Chinese celery (chopped)

• 2 red chilies (seeded & finely sliced)

• kicap manis/dark soy sauce (to accompany)

Serves 4-6

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Method:

1. Add chicken to boiling water. Boil for 3 minutes, then reduce heat.

2. Add ground shallots and simmer till chicken is tender.

3. Add salt, pepper, ginger, salam or bay leaves and soy sauce. Simmer till soup is well­flavoured. Adjust seasoning.

4. To serve. Place individual helpings of noodles in soup-plates. Top with beansprouts, onion flakes and celery.

5. Ladle soup over. Serve immediately, with chilies and soy sauce in separate dishes.