Soto chicken

Soto chicken

 Ingredients:

Prepare rice cake (nasi hempit )

Chicken meat

Toasted peanut ( for garnishing )

Chopped spring onion

Scald bean sprout (Optional)

Fried shallot ( for garnishing)

Potato/meat nugget ( for garnishing ) * see below how to make nuggets

Chicken stock 

3 bags of Soup spices (Available in market , packed in small cloth bag )

If the above is not available pack your own (pack these spices in a piece of cloth and tie it)

2 star anise

1 cardamon

1tsp pepper

1 tsp coriander

Half tsp fennel

Half tsp cummin

Ginger

Garlic

Onion

Add the bags of soup spices,ginger, garlic and onion in the chicken stock and boil it in low fire with the lid covered so the fragrant will not escape.Add seasoning according to taste.

Cook chicken meat in soup. When it is cooked shred the meat and set aside.

Prepare potato/chicken nuggets

Mash steamed  potatoes add minced chicken, chopped onion ,  beaten egg,, pepper and salt . Stir to mix well. Shape mixture to form flattened ping pong balls . Deep fry the nuggets.

Serve the cut rice cake topped  with shredded chicken , fried shallot, shredded chicken, bean sprout, peanut and potato/chicken nuggets . Pour in boiling hot soup.

Blend chilli/ garlic /sugar and add it with some lime juice and thick soy sauce . This will  make a super best sauce to go with the SOTO .