Great Taste of Soto Banjar

Soto Banjar is one variant of the famous chicken soup in Indonesia. This food can be found in Banjarmasin of South Kalimantan. This special dish now gaining more popularity all over the country. To make soto banjar can takes time and patience but the result is very satisfactory. If you are in a hurry or do not have enough time, you should cancel your plan to cook it, because the result may be make you down. Soto banjar needs some herbs and spices’ seasoning that make them different from the usual chicken soup in Indonesia. Its main ingredient is meat of ayam kampung or chicken hometown, pala (nutmeg), cloves, cardamom and cinnamon to make fragrant smell. Here are recipes of soto banjar.

A. Ingredients:

1. ½ fresh meats of chicken/ayam kampung cut it into 2 pieces
2. ½ tablespoon of salt
3. 2 liters of water

B. The seasoning of ground:

1. 9 red onions peel it and finely chopped
2. 5 cloves garlic, peel it and finely sliced
3. ½ nutmeg
4. ½ teaspoon pepper

C. Other seasoning:

1. 4 pieces of cloves
2. 1 inch cinnamon
3. 3 cardamoms

D. The complement ingredients

1. Ketupat
2. 4 eggs, cut it into 2 or 4 pieces
3. Rissoles of potatoes
4. 75 grams of noodle .
5. 1 onion leaves, cut it into small pieces
6. 3 celery stalks, cut it into small pieces
7. 3 tablespoons of fried red onions
8. 2 limes, cut into 2 or 4 pieces
9. ketchup

E. The steps to make Soto Banjar:

Poach chicken with salt and 2 liters of water until the meat of chicken is tender. Shredded it and set aside. Take the broth to make sauce for Soto. With mortar and pestle or a mixture, grind the ingredients of ground until smooth. Frying the oil in medium high heat. Next, Sauté the ingredients of ground (points2). Stir it frequently until the color changes and becomes very fragrant. Add other seasonings, and stir it until cooked. Put the entire fried flavor (point 3) with broth, bring it to the boil and stir them until the mixture becomes homogeneous. Then soto banjar is usually served with ketupat. Organize ketupat, resoles potatoes, pasta, eggs and shredded chicken in the bowl, and the spread sliced celery, onions leaves, then pour it with the sauce of Soto banjar. Add the ketchup and fruit lemon sauce, season. Now, Soto banjar is ready to be served. That’s all about Soto Banjar