Indo-Style Bee Hoon Ayam Soto

Deliciously aromatic and packed with a kick of flavour. This Indonesian dish has won the hearts of many here in Singapore and it's easy to see why. It is flavourful, comforting and filling as well! This Indo-Style Bee Hoon Ayam Soto recipe is shared by veteran home cook Anne Leong who is dedicated to creating healthy and tasty dishes.

Aromatic chicken soup with fine vermicelli and topped off with bean sprouts, coriander and a generous amount of shredded chicken.

For this recipe, we will be starting with the spices for the soup. Pulse the spice paste ingredients in a food processor and chop till fine pieces. Transfer the paste into the blender attachment, add water and blend till a fine paste. Add in the dry spices and cook till fragrant.

Blend till the ingredients come together and form a smooth paste.

Pour in water and add in the chicken stock cube. Bring it to a boil, place in chicken bones and whole chicken. Reduce to medium heat and simmer for at least an hour. Remove the cooked chicken from the pot and set aside to cool. Shred the meat and place the bones back into the soup. Simmer for another 1 hr over low heat. Season with salt and sugar.

When chicken is cooked, remove from pot and shred meat.

Meanwhile in a pot of boiling water, blanch vermicelli and bean sprouts. Spoon soup over vermicelli and top with bean sprouts and shredded chicken. Garnish with fried shallots, spring onions and coriander leaves, then serve.

Deliciously aromatic and packed with a kick of flavour.

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Indo-Style Bee Hoon Ayam Soto

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Deliciously aromatic and packed with a kick of flavour. This Indonesian dish has won the hearts of many here in Singapore and easy to see why. It is flavourful, comforting and filling as well! This Indo-Style Bee Hoon Ayam Soto recipe is shared by veteran home cook Anne Leong.

• CuisineMalay

Servings	Prep Time
4-5 pax	30 mins

Cook Time

2.5 hrs

Servings Prep Time 4-5 pax 30 mins

Cook Time 2.5 hrs

Indo-Style Bee Hoon Ayam Soto Print Recipe Deliciously aromatic and packed with a kick of flavour. This Indonesian dish has won the hearts of many here in Singapore and easy to see why. It is flavourful, comforting and filling as well! This Indo-Style Bee Hoon Ayam Soto recipe is shared by veteran home cook Anne Leong. CuisineMalay Servings Prep Time 4-5 pax 30 mins Cook Time 2.5 hrs Servings Prep Time 4-5 pax 30 mins Cook Time 2.5 hrs

Ingredients

• 1 pkt fine rice vermicelli 400g soaked as per packaging instructions
• 50 g beansprouts
• 1 whole chicken cut into half
• 1 large purple onion peel and sliced
• 1 cube chicken stock
• 2 L water

Spice paste

• 100 g garlic peeled
• 170 g shallots peeled and cut into small pieces
• 2 pcs candle nut
• 35 g fresh turmeric peeled and cut into smaller pieces
• 2 tsp cumin seed toasted on frying pan and pounded with pester and motar
• 2 tsp coriander seed toasted on frying pan and pounded with pester and motar
• 4 slices galgangal peeled and cut into smaller pieces
• 4 slices fresh ginger peeled and cut into smaller pieces
• 300 ml water

Dry spice

• 6 pcs Lime leaves crush the leaves to release fragrance
• 3 pcs turmeric leaves crush the leaves to release fragrance
• 4 pcs dried bay leaves
• 2 stalks lemon grass pound the white part
• 2 tsp pepper corns toasted on frying pan and pound finely

Seasoning

• 1 tbsp salt
• 1 tbsp sugar

Garnish

• fried shallots
• spring onions cut into small pieces
• coriander leaves cut into small peices

Instructions

Blend the spices and cook the soup

1. Add spice paste ingredient, except for the water, into the food processor and pulse to chop ingredients into fine pieces.
2. Transfer the chopped ingredients into the blender attachment, pour water in and blend till a fine paste is formed. Add in more water for a smoother blend.
3. Heat up 4 tbsp oil in a pot and add in the blended ingredients and sliced onions. Stir fry till fragrant.
4. Add in the dry spices and cook till fragrant and turns to a darker shade of yellow.
5. Turn to a medium heat and let the soup simmer for at least an hour. Check the pot every 15mins, add more water if required.
6. Remove the cooked chicken from the pot and set aside to cool. Shred the meat and return the bones to the soup. Allow it to simmer for another 1hr over low heat.
7. Season with salt and sugar. Switch off the flame, cover and keep it warm.

Blanch the vermicelli and beansprouts, garnish and serve.

1. In a pot of boiling water, blanch vermicelli and bean sprouts. Dish into a serving bowl.
2. Top it with shredded chicken and garnish.
3. Heat up the soup and pour it over the vermicelli. Serve with green chilli.

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