Indonesian
Soto Ayam (Indonesian Chicken Turmeric Soup)
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Soto Ayam (Indonesian Chicken Turmeric Soup) is Indonesian home cooking, eaten at lunch and dinner. On the plate it is the dish at the centre and the soup. Below is what usually sits beside it, what it does and does not contain, and what else to cook once you have made it.
Ingredients
The quantities follow this count.
How to cook it
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Blend the turmeric, garlic, and shallots into a paste.
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Heat the oil in a large pot and fry the paste with the galangal, bruised lemongrass, and bay leaves until fragrant, about 3 minutes.
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Add the chicken and water, bring to a boil, then skim, cover, and simmer until the chicken is tender, about 25 minutes.
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Lift out the chicken, shred the meat off the bone, and return the shreds to the pot.
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Soak the rice vermicelli in hot water until soft, then drain and divide among bowls with the bean sprouts.
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Season the broth with salt, ladle it over the noodles and bean sprouts, and top with the shredded chicken, halved hard-boiled eggs, and scallions.
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Serve with lime wedges to squeeze in.
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Serve it with
A Indonesian dinner is a plate rather than a single dish. These are the courses that normally sit beside Soto Ayam (Indonesian Chicken Turmeric Soup), read from the same composition Dinejot builds a real meal from.
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The protein alongside
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The cooked vegetable
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What it is eaten with
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The sharp little thing
Safe at your table
Dinejot tracks ten allergens and tags every one of them by hand, so the absences below are as deliberate as the presences. Soto Ayam (Indonesian Chicken Turmeric Soup) carries eggs. It is free of the remaining 9 allergens on that list.
| Allergen | In this dish | Cook this instead |
|---|---|---|
| Peanuts | No | |
| Tree nuts | No | |
| Dairy | No | |
| Gluten | No | |
| Shellfish | No | |
| Eggs | Yes | Ayam Bakar Kecap (Grilled Chicken in Sweet Soy Glaze) |
| Soy | No | |
| Fish | No | |
| Sesame | No | |
| Coconut | No |
These tags are set by a person rather than inferred from an ingredient list, and they describe the recipe as written here. Read the labels on whatever you actually buy.
What it brings to the plate
Estimated, per serving
- Calories
- 270 kcal
- Protein
- 19 g
- Carbs
- 16 g
- Fat
- 14 g
- Fiber
- 1 g
- Sugar
- 1 g
- Sodium
- 820 mg
- Saturated fat
- 3 g
Estimated values. Actual nutrition varies with ingredients, brands, and how you cook.
When to cook it
Soto Ayam (Indonesian Chicken Turmeric Soup) takes about 45 minutes from a cold stove to the table, and the cooking itself is a fair bit of work. It is eaten at lunch and dinner. Nothing in the calendar rules it out, so it is a year round dish.
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