Saoto

Name: Saoto
Ingredients: 1 whole chicken (3.5 pounds); 3 tbsp. sunflower oil; 2 large onions, grated; 5 cloves garlic, finely chopped, plus 4 whole cloves; 5 cloves garlic, finely chopped, plus 4 whole cloves; 2 (1 ½-in.) pieces of galangal, plus one (1 ¼-in.) piece; 2 stalks of lemongrass, bruised; 5 ¼ quarts chicken stock; 2 tbsp. black peppercorns, coarsely crushed in mortar; 10 allspice berries; 1 large handful of celery leaves, coarsely chopped; 3 bay leaves; 5 salam leaves (or substitute curry leaves); 5 salam leaves (or substitute curry leaves); 2 madame jeanette chilis (or substitute lemon habaneros); 2 madame jeanette chilis (or substitute lemon habaneros); 14 tbsp. kecap manis (or substitute sweet soy sauce); 14 tbsp. kecap manis (or substitute sweet soy sauce); 7 tbsp. kecap asin (or substitute soy sauce); 7 tbsp. kecap asin (or substitute soy sauce); ¼ cup cooked white rice (optional); ⅓ cup mung bean sprouts and/or celery slices; ⅓ cup mung bean sprouts and/or celery slices; saoto mix (fried vermicelli, fried onions, and fried potatoes; available online); saoto mix (fried vermicelli, fried onions, and fried potatoes; available online); saoto mix (fried vermicelli, fried onions, and fried potatoes; available online); saoto mix (fried vermicelli, fried onions, and fried potatoes; available online); 1 hard-boiled egg; 1 madame jeanette chili (or substitute lemon habanero, optional); 1 madame jeanette chili (or substitute lemon habanero, optional)

Preparation info

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Good Soup

By Joris Bijdendijk and Samuel Levie

Published 2023

About

Ingredients

1 whole chicken (3.5 pounds)
3 tbsp. sunflower oil

Dinner

Method

This recipe is enough for about eight bowls, so either make it for a dinner party or freeze any extra. Cut the chicken in half lengthwise (or in large pieces) and fry in a large, deep pan skin-side down in sunflower oil until everything is brown. Remove the chicken from the pan and fry the onions and chopped garlic. Add the two large pieces of galangal and lemongrass, and fry. Return the chicke