MEE SOTO

Per serving 35 minutes [Preparation time]

Ingredients

To blend: 3 cloves of garlic 1 cm ginger 2 medium onions

Other ingredients: 1 teaspoon turmeric powder 300 g chicken (chicken with bones such as chicken breast) 2 pieces cinnamon 2 star anise 8 cloves 2 cardamoms 1 lemongrass

Preparation method

1. First blend and purify the 3 ingredients together garlic, ginger and onion. Pour into a bowl and add 1 teaspoon of turmeric powder. Mix well.  

2. Heat a non-stick pot with 4 tablespoon of sunflower oil. Add all the cinnamon, star anise, cloves and cardamoms. Fry for 3 minutes on medium heat.  

3. Add all the blended ingredients into the pot and put on low fire so that it does not burn. Add galangal and lemongrass and stir. Put on medium heat and stir fry for 10 minutes. Make sure the oil does not dry up and the ingredients do not burn. If the oil dries up add a little bit of sunflower oil.  

4. Add the chicken; stir them together with the content for 3 minutes. On medium heat add 1 litre of water. Stir well, add salt and white pepper to taste and cover the lid. Check and stir occasionally.  

5. Simmer for 40 minutes. When the chicken is cooked, take the chicken out from the pot and shred the meat and keep it aside. Put the bones back into the pot.  

6. When you are ready to serve, blanch the bean sprouts (taugeh) in a separate pot for less than 30 seconds. Put the bean sprouts in a bowl with the rice cakes (lontong) which are cut into medium size cubes. Add the chicken soto soup into the bowl. Top it with the shredded chicken. Halve the hardboiled egg and place it beside the shredded chicken. Garnish with a little spring onions and fried shallots .

Nutrient Information

Nutrients AmountTotal Carbohydrates 60 g Total Fats 13 gProteins 19 gDietary Fiber 4 g Cholesterol 38 mg Sugars 0 gTrans 0 g Vitamin A 0 gCalcium 0 gVitamin C 0 gIron

0 gEnergy value 434

kcal Thus eating Mee Soto is healthy because it

contain Carbohydrates, Proteins, Fats, Dietary Fiber and

less in Cholesterol. Mee Soto is a healthy method of

cooking as itis easy to chew and digest. You can buy any

restaurants if you do not want to cook at home. So it is a fast

food to eat. I am sure that you will not forgot once you

haveeaten because it is delicious. So if you have not

try yet,Go and Try it now!