Malaysian
Sup Ayam (Malay Clear Chicken Soup)
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Sup Ayam (Malay Clear Chicken Soup) is Malaysian home cooking, eaten at breakfast, 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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Cube the potato and carrot.
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Slice two of the shallots and thinly slice the third for the fried shallot garnish.
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Heat the oil in a small pan over medium heat and fry the third shallot, sliced thin, until golden and crisp; drain and set aside for garnish.
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In a large pot, combine the chicken, remaining sliced shallots, cinnamon stick, star anise, and water, and bring to a boil.
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Skim off any foam, reduce to a simmer, and cook 15 minutes.
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Add the potato and carrot and simmer until the chicken and vegetables are tender, about 15 minutes more.
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Season with the salt and remove the whole spices.
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Ladle into bowls and top with the fried shallots.
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Serve it with
A Malaysian dinner is a plate rather than a single dish. These are the courses that normally sit beside Sup Ayam (Malay Clear Chicken Soup), read from the same composition Dinejot builds a real meal from.
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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. Sup Ayam (Malay Clear Chicken Soup) carries none of them. That is a checked answer rather than an ingredient list nobody read.
| Allergen | In this dish |
|---|---|
| Peanuts | No |
| Tree nuts | No |
| Dairy | No |
| Gluten | No |
| Shellfish | No |
| Eggs | No |
| 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
- 220 kcal
- Protein
- 18 g
- Carbs
- 14 g
- Fat
- 10 g
- Fiber
- 2 g
- Sugar
- 3 g
- Sodium
- 380 mg
- Saturated fat
- 3 g
Estimated values. Actual nutrition varies with ingredients, brands, and how you cook.
When to cook it
Sup Ayam (Malay Clear Chicken Soup) takes about 35 minutes from a cold stove to the table, and the cooking itself is easy going. It is eaten at breakfast, lunch, and dinner. It is at its best in the monsoon, which is when what goes into it is worth buying.
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