Soto Ayam

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Soto ayam is a delicious Indonesian chicken soup.  Flavored with lots of strong spices and colored yellow with turmeric, this hearty soup is my favorite to serve on cold days when you are feeling a little sick!  In Indonesia this is always thought of as a family dish where people gather with those they love to share a large bowl of soto broth.

Soto ayam recipe

for the spice paste, ground in mortar/pestle or a food processor

• 4 cloves garlic
• 2 inch ginger
• 1 tsp turmeric powder
• 1 tsp cumin powder
• 1 tsp coriander powder
• 1 tsp white peppercorn powder

For the broth

• 3 liters stock
• 1 large onion, minced
• 1 cinnamon stick
• 2 star anise
• 1 daun salam or bay leaf
• 6 cloves

The rest

• 1.5 kilos chicken (I use thighs)
•  oil for frying
• Rice vermicelli, cooked for a few minutes in boiling water and strained

Let's go!  First, sautee the ingrediants for the broth (sans stock of course) until the onions are rosy.

Next, add in the chicken pieces and the spice paste and stir fry for 1-2 minutes.  Then pour in the stock.

Now, let simmer for about 30 minutes.  Remove the chicken and shred. 

Place the noodles in a bowl, cover with the chicken, then pour the broth overtop.  Serve with chopped spring onion, coriander, lime wedge, and hardboiled egg.  Enjoy!