Soto Ayam
Ingredients
Paste
- 1/2 of a small onion
- 5 candle nuts
- 1/4 c water
Soup
- Half pot of water
- 2 skinless boneless chicken breast
- 1 lemongrass
- 7-8 cloves
- 4-5 kaffir lime leaves
- 2 tbsp grapeseed oil
- 1/8 tsp turmeric powder
- 1/2 tsp ground coriander
- 2 tsp minced garlic
- Vegeta powder to taste or a combo of salt, sugar, MSG or salt, MSG, vegetable rice powder
- A generous pinch ground white pepper
Serving
- Hard boiled eggs
- Sweet soy sauce kecap manis
- Sriracha sauce or sambal soto
- Fried onions
- Chives best green onions
- Bean sprouts and/or shredded cabbage
Instructions
- In a food processor, turn onion, candle nuts, and water into a fine paste
- Boil chicken and remove scums
- Add in lemon grass, cloves, and kaffir lime leaves
- On a nonstick pan, cook paste, garlic, turmeric, and coriander in grapeseed oil
- Pour mixture into the chicken pot, continue boiling
- Season with Vegeta powder and white pepper
- Place cooked rice into a bowl
- Top with shredded boiled chicken and halved boiled egg
- Sprinkle with fried onions and chives, pour hot soup
- Serve immediately, and if you like, with soy sauce, Sriracha, and bean sprouts