Soto Soup (Indonesian)

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 03:53:31 GMT

Step 1

Place all ingredients in a blender and blend until smooth. set aside

Step 2

In a pot, add vegetable oil. Once hot, add cinnamon, star anise, and kaffir lime leaves or bay leaves. Sauté till fragrant for 5 about min then add the blended base paste, celery, and bruised lemongrass.

Step 3

Add in chicken pieces, and stir through with the spices. Then let chicken sear. Not for long, just until the surface of chicken is not pink anymore.

Step 4

Add remaining soup ingredients. Stir through and let soup come to a boil. Once it comes to a boil, lower the heat, cover pot with a lid and let it simmer for at least 30 minutes or until the chicken fully cooks.

Step 5

At 30 minute (or more) mark, chicken should be fully cooked. Adjust seasoning with in salt and white pepper to taste.

Step 6

Strain out the cooked chicken, and shred the meat. Set aside. Broth is ready

Step 7

Bring enough water to cover the eggs by one inch to a boil in a small saucepan. Add the eggs and set a timer. Cook them exactly seven minutes.

Step 8

After seven minutes remove them from the pan and submerge in an ice bath. Peel but don't slice them yet.

Step 9

Blanch the rice noodles, bean sprouts, cabbages in another pot of boiling water. Transfer them to a bowl once they are cooked

Step 10

Add broth, then the reserved chicken and remaining toppings. Serve and enjoy.

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