10/06/2024
So today we are discussing the best recipe for Suranamese Saoto Soup..... to start it of I have included recipe i have used in the past... honestly I have had way better ones in Suriname at both blauw gront and lelydorp. In Canada our access to all the fresh ingredients a somewhat limited but overall what we lack we usually carry with us from SU when we go back and forth.
Ingredients
What you need for 5 liters of broth
2 large chicken breasts
2 sereh stems
2 pieces of fresh laos (±1cm)
2 pieces of fresh ginger (±1cm)
5 allspice berries (aka: lontai or pimento)
1 salam leaf (aka: Indonesian bay leaf)
8-12 small Maggi cubes (there are two cubes in every package) Please note: don’t use the large bouillon cubes, because it will be too salty.
1 tsp nutmeg
1 twig of fresh celery
1 tbs five-spice powder
Garnishes
1 large bag of bean sprouts
10 eggs (on average one egg per person)
rice (cooked according to the package)
2 bags of ready-made fried noodle/onion/potato Saoto mix
Spicy soy sauce
1 or more Madame Jeanette peppers (depending on how much hot you can handle!)
2 large cloves of garlic
2 small Maggi cubes
300 ml soy sauce
Directions
Broth
Cut off the excess fat of the chicken breasts and place them in a large stock pot (6 litres at least).
Fill the pan with 5 litres of water and add Maggi cubes (8-12 to taste).
Then add the sereh (make some incisions), laos, ginger, allspice berries, celery twig with leaves, and bay leaves. Finally, add the nutmeg and stir well.
Bring the broth to a boil, then lower the heat and let it simmer for two hours. Occasionally remove the fatty layer with a skimmer.
Spicy soy sauce
Cut the Madame Jeanette pepper and garlic cloves in slices. Add them to a little bit of water in a small saucepan. Let them cook slowly till the chilis and garlic have become soft. Then allow to cool and puree in a blender or food processor. Pour into a bowl and add the soy sauce. Depending on your taste you can add more or less sauce.
Depending on the number of people you expect to join your dinner, you make 1 to 2 hard-boiled eggs per person. Let them cool down, and peel in advance. You can put them aside in a bowl of cold water.
Pulled chicken
When the broth is finished, you can take the chicken breasts out.
Start making the pulled chicken using two forks to pull the meat apart.
What to place on the table before eating
A large bowl of the pulled chicken
A bowl with the fried noodle/onion/potato Saoto mix
A bowl of cooked rice
A bowl of the green bean sprouts
A bowl of hard boiled eggs
A bowl of the spicy soy sauce
Some leftover celery leaves
AND of course your broth!
Please share your recipe here so we can finally get a concusses which is the perfect SU recipe.
