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Soto Ayam (Indonesian Chicken Soup). Soto ayam, an Indonesian version of chicken soup, is a clear herbal broth brightened by fresh turmeric and herbs, with skinny rice noodles buried in the bowl. It is served with a boiled egg, fried shallots, celery leaves and herbs, and is hearty enough for a meal. Soto Ayam, an Indonesian chicken noodle soup.

I make this when I don't have the time to make it the traditional way using a whole chicken. Soto ayam is chicken noodle soup - Indonesian style. This is seriously tasty noodle soup. You can have Soto Ayam (Indonesian Chicken Soup) using 27 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Soto Ayam (Indonesian Chicken Soup)

1. You need of chicken thigh (boneless).
2. It's of water.
3. You need of bay leaves.
4. It's of kaffir lime leaves.
5. Prepare of lemon grass (the white part only), bruised.
6. It's of dried galangal.
7. It's of celery stalks, chopped.
8. You need of salt.
9. It's of sugar.
10. You need of ground white pepper.
11. It's of Grind the following into spice paste :.
12. It's of shallots.
13. You need of garlic cloves.
14. It's of turmeric powder.
15. Prepare of ginger powder.
16. You need of ground coriander.
17. Prepare of ground cummin.
18. It's of candlenut.
19. It's of Accompaniments and Garnishes :.
20. You need of noodle, soaked in hot boiling water until soft then drained.
21. You need of Shredded cabbage.
22. You need of Cooked rice.
23. You need of Homemade potato chips (optional).
24. Prepare of Scallion stalk/chives, finely chopped.
25. It's of Shrimp crackers, process in a food processor until they get powdery (optional).
26. It's of Fried shallots (optional).
27. Prepare of hard boiled eggs.

I've had soto ayam in the Netherlands. That's as close as you can get outside Indonesia I think. They are mad for Indonesian in the Netherlands. This version of the classic Indonesian chicken soup comes from the Hyatt Regency in Yogyakarta, Indonesia.

Soto Ayam (Indonesian Chicken Soup) instructions

1. In a frying pan, heat 3 tablespoon of oil and stir fry the spice paste, bay leaves, kaffir lime leaves, lemon grass and galangal until fragrant, about 2-3 minutes. Keep stirring to avoid burning..
2. Turn the heat off. Transfer everything from the frying pan to a slow cooker. Add chicken, water, chopped celery, salt, sugar and white pepper. Set on low. Cook for 6 hours. Taste and adjust salt/pepper as needed..
3. Take the chicken out and let them cool. Shred the meat..
4. How to serve : Prepare bowls, add into each bowl some glass noodle, some shredded cabbage, some shredded chicken, 1 hard boil egg, garnish with some chopped scallion, fried shallots, potato chips and ground shrimp crackers. Pour in the soup. To make a more filling meal, it is common in Indonesia to serve Soto Ayam with a bowl of warm white rice. Sometimes I also add some fresh sliced tomatoes..
5. I made sweet potato chips instead of potato chips. I sliced the sweet potatoes thinly using a 1 mm slicing blade in a food processor then soaked them in salt water for an hour then deep fried them. Do the same thing if you use potatoes..

In the magazine, they talk about having a no RSVP soup party which is low pressure & high commitment. Soto ayam is a yellow spicy chicken soup with lontong or nasi himpit or ketupat (all compressed rice that is then cut into small cakes) and/or vermicelli or noodles, it is from Indonesia. Soto Ayam is the Indonesian version of chicken soup. This soup is flavored with kaffir lime leaves , lemongrass, and a rich paste of herbs and spices. We then top our soto ayam with crunchy, fresh bean sprouts and boiled egg.