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

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
Starter
Main course
Dinner
Soup
South East Asia

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