Sop Ayam Pak Min: Mr. Min’s Chicken Soup

Method11 steps · about 1 hr 10 min

1. 1

   Step 1: Cut the chicken (1 kg) into small pieces and set aside; do not wash raw chicken.

   Uses 1 kg chicken

2. 2

   Step 2: In a large cooking pan, put the chicken, water (2 l), bay leaves, kaffir lime leaves (3), celery (2 stalks), cinnamon (4 cm) and cloves (4).

   Uses cut chicken · 2 l water · 2 fresh Indonesian bay leaves (daun salam) · 3 fresh kaffir lime leaves · 2 stalks small celery, knotted · 4 cm whole cinnamon · 4 whole cloves

3. 3

   Step 3: Heat the pan over medium high heat.

   Uses assembled chicken-soup pot

4. 4

   Step 4: While waiting for the soup to boil, using mortar and pestle (or a blender), pound the garlic (5 cloves) and ginger (3 cm) into a smooth paste.

   Uses 5 cloves garlic, peeled and chopped · 3 cm fresh ginger, peeled and chopped

5. 5

   Step 5: In another pan, heat the vegetable oil (2 tbsp) over medium heat and saute the ginger-garlic paste until fragrant, around 3 minutes.

   Fry ginger-garlic paste · 3 minUses 2 tbsp vegetable oil · ginger-garlic paste

6. 6

   Step 6: Add the fried ginger-garlic paste to the heating soup.

   Uses heating chicken soup · fried ginger-garlic paste

7. 7

   Step 7: When the soup is boiling, reduce the heat to a low flame.

   Uses chicken soup with fried aromatic paste

8. 8

   Step 8: Add the salt (to taste), sugar (1 pinch), white pepper powder (¼ tsp) and ground nutmeg (¼ tsp).

   Uses simmering chicken soup · Salt to taste · 1 pinch sugar · ¼ tsp white pepper powder · ¼ tsp ground nutmeg

9. 9

   Step 9: Adjust the seasoning if necessary.

   Uses seasoned chicken soup

10. 10

    Step 10: Simmer for about 30 minutes, until the chicken is cooked through and reaches 74°C (165°F) in its thickest part.

    Simmer chicken soup · 30 minUses seasoned chicken soup

11. 11

    Step 11: Serve the soup with Sambal Soto/Sop, lime wedges, cut celery and fried shallots or onions.

    Uses cooked chicken soup · Ready-made Sambal Soto/Sop, to serve (quantity unspecified) · Lime wedges, to serve (quantity unspecified) · Fresh cut celery, to serve (quantity unspecified) · Fried shallots or onions, to serve (quantity unspecified)