Recipe for Jun's soto ayam
Wednesday, December 17, 2025

The second recipe we are sharing with you is
Jun's soto ayam (Indonesian chicken soup)
INGREDIENTS
Pasta
- 1 chopped onion
- 4 cloves of garlic, minced
- 3 cm ginger
- 4 candlenuts
- 750 ml water
- 1 stalk lemongrass, bruised
- 4 kaffir lime leaves
- 1 chicken leg
- 3 celery stalks, sliced
- 10 cm leek, sliced
- a little lovage (if available)
- teaspoon of turmeric (turmeric powder)
- salt and pepper
Garnish
- boiled egg (1/2 per person)
- a little finely chopped leek (white)
- fried onions (bawang goreng)
PREPARATION
1 Finely chop the onion, garlic, ginger, and candlenut in a blender.
2 Put the pasta in a pan and add 750 ml of water.
3 Add the chicken leg and the remaining ingredients.
4 Bring to a boil and simmer.
5 Remove the chicken leg from the pan and pull the meat off the bone. Cut the meat into small pieces.
6 Strain the soup.
7 Add the chicken meat.
8 Heat the soup.
9 Add salt and pepper.
Serve in soup bowls and add a half-boiled egg.
Garnish with some finely chopped white leek and fried shallots.
Enjoy!