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Saoto (Soto Ayam)
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Saoto (Soto Ayam)

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

683
Calories
48g
Protein
24g
Fat
73g
Carbs

Counts 12 of 16 ingredients — the other 4 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 12 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Chicken 100g cooked 165
Potato 1 medium (173g) baked 161
Vegetable 1 tbsp (14g) 120
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Corn Oil 1/2 cup kernels (82g) 77
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Lemon Grass juice of 1 lemon (48ml) 12
Soy Sauce 1 tbsp (15ml) 9
Clove 1 tsp ground (2g) 7
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Garlic 1 clove (3g) 4
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Water not in our table 0
Bean not in our table 0
Soup not in our table 0
Pimento not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 2 (two) quarts water. Saoto
  • 1 (one) lbs chicken breast.
  • 9 (nine) oz. white vermicelli.
  • 2 (two) big cloves of garlic.
  • 2 (two) normal potatoes.
  • 2 (two) dry daun salam leaves.
  • 0.18 oz. dry or fresh laos.
  • 9 (nine) oz. bean sprouts.
  • 2 (two) twigs soup greens for the sweet taste.
  • 0.07 oz. black- or white pepper.
  • 1 (one) onion.
  • 3 (three) grains pimento.
  • 4 (four) eggs.
  • 1 (one) fresh or dry twig lemon grass.
  • 0.35 oz. ketjap (sweet - or salt soy sauce).
  • 4 (four) chicken bouillon cubes.
  • Salt.
  • Vegetable - or corn oil.

Directions

1

Start with boiling the water, introduce in this the chicken breast, laos, crushed pimento, black- or white pepper, one chopped garlic, halve chopped onion, daun salam, lemon grass and the chicken bouillon cubes.

2

Boil for about 30 minutes or till the chicken breast is tender and take this out of the bouillon.

3

Peal the potatoes and slice this into the smallest pieces (french fried style).

4

Cook the eggs hard because we need these whole (if you wish, take out the egg - yellow).

5

Cut the white vermicelli in pieces of four inches (with scissors).

6

Chop the soup greens and put this in a cup; slice the rest of the onion and garlic.

7

Fry the rest of the sliced onion and garlic.

8

When the garlic and onion are brown, take them out and place in a small cup.

9

Fry the chicken breast in the oil and when this is light brown, take it out; sift out the chicken breast and place it also in a cup.

10

Don't forget to fry also the potatoes and the white vermicelli.

11

Mix the potatoes and white vermicelli in the same bowl.

12

Pull the roots of the bean sprouts out because it's looks cleaner this way and place in a cup.

13

The soup always must be served hot!

14

Put the 4 (four) bowls on the table and for each bowl you scoop out:

15

First the potatoes and white vemicelli, the bean sprouts, the sift out chicken breast, - the mixed fried onion and garlic and the soup greens.

16

For the soup topping we use the cooked eggs.

17

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