Turmeric-Spiced Chicken Soup

Name: Turmeric-Spiced Chicken Soup (Soto Ayam)
Yield: Makes 4 servings as a main or 6–8 servings as part of a multicourse meal
Cuisine: Indonesian
Ingredients: ½ lb (225 g) cellophane noodles, soaked in boiling water for 10 minutes until soft; 4 large hard-boiled eggs, peeled and quartered; 1 teaspoon coriander seeds or ground coriander; 3 candlenuts or unsalted macadamia nuts; ¼ cup (15 g) chopped Chinese celery leaves or parsley; 2 Persian limes, cut into wedges; Kecap manis for serving; 1½ cups (150 g) crushed plain or sea salt potato chips; ¼ cup (15 g) fried shallots; 3 teaspoons fine sea salt, divided; 8 cups (1.9 L) water; ½ teaspoon ground white or black pepper; 1 teaspoon sugar; 2 lb (1 kg) bone-in, skin-on chicken thighs, legs, or breasts; 2 green onions, chopped; 2 cups (180 g) bean sprouts; 2 stalks lemongrass, trimmed and bruised; 2 yellow gold potatoes, peeled and cut into ¾-inch (2-cm) cubes; 5 makrut lime leaves; 6 Asian shallots or 3 European shallots, coarsely chopped; 2 teaspoons ground turmeric; 3 cloves garlic, smashed; Thumb-size piece fresh ginger, peeled and coarsely chopped; 3 tablespoons vegetable oil, divided

Soto Ayam

Preparation info

Makes
4
servings as a main

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Mortar and Pestle

By Patricia Tanumihardja

Published 2024

About

Soto ayam is probably one of the most popular of all the sotos—hearty, heavily spiced soups that are Indonesian originals. There are many variations of this dish across the archipelago, some served with koya (a powder made with shrimp chips and fried garlic) or potato cutlets, but the majority seem to be a riff off Julia’s recipe. I’m not sure whether it’s soto Lamongan or soto Madura, so let’s just say it’s Julia’s chicken soto. And it’s quite delicious. S

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Asia
Indonesia
Main course
Starter
Dinner
Soup
South East Asia

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