Soto Ambengan

Soto Ambengan, originally from Surabaya that i spent my childhood there.. always famous since i was a kid. I remember when my father (alm) took me to the "warung" soto ambengan at Ambengan Street, Surabaya. The soto taste soo different.. and sooo umami!... yeah.. umami.. maybe that word could interpret the taste of soto Ambengan. I found that the secret is on the shrimp (or u can use dried shrimp) that fried till crispy and mashed them together with all the spices ingredients. Combine with the poyah, the sambal, and the garnish... oooohhhhh... no one, i mean.. no one!! would able to resist that!!

i got the recipe from Femina Online Recipe. i always adore most of recipes from Femina or Primarasa. and again... i bcome a victim of them..

here's i write it down for whom interested and carved to try Indonesian authentic Soto from all over Nusantara.. enjoyyy...!

BAHAN:

1 ekor ayam kampung

2 1/2 L air

4 batang serai, ambil bagian putihnya, memarkan

8 lembar daun jeruk purut

2 lembar daun salam

2 sdm minyak untuk menumis

Bumbu, haluskan:

10 siung bawang putih

5 butir bawang merah

5 butir kemiri, sangrai

3 cm jahe

3 cm kunyit bakar

11/2 sdt merica bubuk

50 g udang segar ukuran kecil, kupas, goreng kering(aku pake udang rebon skitar 3 sdm)

1 sdt garam

Koyah, tumbuk halus:

150 g kerupuk udang goreng

2 sdm bawang putih goreng

1/4 sdt garam

Sambal, haluskan:

20 buah cabai rawit merah

1/4 sdt garam

Pelengkap:

250 g suun kering, seduh air panas hingga lunak, tiriskan

6 butir telur ayam rebus, belah 2 membujur

3 batang daun bawang, iris halus

Bawang goreng

Jeruk nipis

Kecap manis

CARA MEMBUAT:

* Rebus ayam bersama serai, daun jeruk, dan daun salam hingga ayam matang. Angkat ayam, goreng sebentar, suwir-suwir dagingnya. Rebus terus kaldu di atas api kecil. Sisihkan.

* Panaskan minyak, tumis bumbu halus hingga harum, masukkan ke dalam kaldu ayam. Masak hingga kaldu mendidih, angkat. Sisihkan.

* Penyajian: Taruh suun dan telur ayam dalam mangkuk saji. Siram dengan kuah soto panas. Taburi daun bawang, bawang goreng, dan koyah. Perciki jeruk nipis dan bubuhi kecap. Sajikan panas bersama sambal.

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[Dari femina 23 / 2008]