SOTO JEPARA RECIPES

 If you visit Indonesia, there is an area called Mayong in the city of Jepara (Middle of Java) where you can find Soto Jepara.

Soto with a characteristic clear sauce made from chicken. similar to Soto Bandung but the taste is very different. The taste of Soto Jepara is stronger and with a very savory sauce taste.

If you find it difficult to come to Jepara you can try to make it yourself at home. Here is the recipe :

Ingredients :

• Materials needed :
• 1 kg of clean free-range chicken
• 1 stalk chives (chopped)
• 1 lime (squeeze the juice)
• 2 celery stalks (finely sliced)
• 50 gr fresh sprouts
• 2 pieces of kaffir lime leaves (washed clean),
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper powder
• sweet soy sauce
• 3 red onions (finely chopped)
• 2 cloves garlic (crushed)
• enough water, salt to taste
• sugar to taste
• oil for frying

HOW TO MAKE :

1. Boil the chicken that is clean until cooked and then take the broth as much as 2 liters
2. Remove the boiled chicken then shred the meat
3. stir-fry the mashed spices with a little oil until fragrant and put the chicken bones into the sauteed spices
4. Pour the chicken stock that has been taken, wait until it boils
5. Enter the sweet soy sauce, pepper powder, sugar, salt, flavoring, lime juice and kaffir lime leaves, wait until cooked
6. prepare a serving bowl then add chopped chives, fresh bean sprouts, shredded chicken and sprinkled with sliced ​​celery leaves
7. Pour the gravy into a bowl and the Jepara Chicken Soto is ready to be served