Soto Ayam (Indonesian Chicken Noodle Soup)

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Chicken Noodle Soup

Ingredients: 1,3 kg boneless skinless chicken breast 6 cm fresh galangal, bruised 2 fat lemon gras, bruised 8 kaffir lime leaves, fresh or dried ones are okay 5 Salam leaves (no substitution; bay leaves would make the soup taste different) 2.5 L water 1 tbsp salt MSG (omit if you don\'t want to) Paste 6 cm fresh ginger 1 tbsp store bought minced garlic 8 cm fresh turmeric 8 candlenuts (again, no substitution; almond would make the soup taste different) 1/4-1/2 tbsp white pepper powder Serving: vermicelli as needed (or cooked rice) lime slices as needed sambal (Indonesian hot sauce); the easiest and quickest to make sambal that suits for this soup is to boil red bird eye chilies, drain, place in blender and process to smooth sambal, you can add a little water and salt while doing so. slices of green onion and Asian celery kecap (either sweet or regular/salty --> Indonesian soy sauce) fried shallots (Asian small red onions) perkedel kentang (potato cake) boil eggs, sliced

Preparation: Bring to boil chicken and the other ingredients stated Meanwhile, process paste ingredients to a smooth paste Once the water is fully boiled, add in the paste and stir well Cook soup until chicken are fully cooked Take out chicken off the soup, let cool, then shred into thin threads Serving: place noodle on the bowl, top with the rest of the sides, pour soup, serve

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