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Soto mie

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Soto mie
Soto mie bogorstyle, noodle and rice vermicelli, cabbage, tomato, (cartilage and tendons ofcow's trotters) andtripes,risoles spring rolls, served in broth soup, added sweet soy sauce, sprinkled with fried shallots and sambal chilli
Alternative namesSoto mi, Mee soto
CourseMain course
Place of originIndonesia[1]
Region or stateNationwide in Indonesia, also popular inMaritime Southeast Asia
AssociatedcuisineIndonesia,Singapore,Malaysia
Serving temperatureHot
Main ingredientsChicken, or beef soups with noodle
Food energy
(per serving)
433[2]kcal

Soto mie,[3]Soto mi,orMee soto[4]is a spicyIndonesiannoodle soupdish[5]commonly found in Indonesia, Malaysia, and Singapore.Miemeansnoodlemade of flour, salt and egg, whilesotorefers toIndonesiansoup. In Indonesia, it is calledsoto mieand is considered one variant ofsoto,while inMalaysiaandSingaporeit is calledmee soto.

Ingredients[edit]

Soto miecan be made of beef, chicken, oroffalssuch askaki sapi(skin, cartilage and tendons ofcow's trotters) ortripes.People may exchangenoodlesforriceorrice vermicelliaccording to their preference. A combination of either noodle orrice vermicellialong with slices of tomato, boiled potato, hard-boiled egg,cabbages,peanut,bean sproutand beef,offalor chicken meat are added.Brothis then poured over this combination. This soup is made from beef or chicken stock and some other spices.Condimentsare usually added, such asjeruk nipis(lime juice),sambal,bawang goreng(friedshallot), vinegar,kecap manis(sweetsoy sauce), andemping.

Variants[edit]

Yellow noodles served insotosoup is mainly known in two major different versions; the beef (soto mie) and chicken (mee soto) versions.

Soto mie (Bogor and Jakarta)[edit]

  • A travelling Soto mie bogor cart on Jakarta street, with the ingredients displayed on the window
    A travellingSoto mie bogorcart on Jakarta street, with the ingredients displayed on the window
  • Soto mie bogor sold on Jakarta street
    Soto mie bogorsold on Jakarta street

The most popularsoto miein Indonesia comes fromBogor,West Java.[3]It is a popular street food sold by travellinggerobakor cart vendors frequenting business and residential areas in cities and towns in Indonesia. The beef broth soup is spiced withshallot,garlic,candlenut,peppercorn,groundebi(dried shrimp),daun salam(Indonesian bayleaf), lime leaves, bruisedlemongrassand lime juice.[6]It is made of beef orcow's trotters(tendons, skin and cartilage) with noodles, slices of risole (fried spring rolls withbihunand vegetables filling similar tolumpia), tomato, cabbage, potato, and celery. The Jakarta (Betawi) version is very similar to the version found in Bogor, but beef meat is preferred over cow's trotters, andgalangalis added in its spice mixture.[7]

Mee soto (Singapore and Johor)[edit]

Mee sotosold inBukit Batok,Singapore, which is Indonesian-derivedchicken sotoserved with noodles

InSingaporeandJohor,Malaysia,the most popular variant ismee soto ayam(chicken noodle soto).Mee sotois a spicy noodle soup dish that combines the Indonesian chicken broth known assoto ayamwith thick yellow Hokkien noodles.[8]The chicken broth is spiced with spice paste made of ground peppercorns, coriander, garlic, candlenut, galangal, red onion, turmeric, bruised lemongrass, cardamom, cloves and cinnamon.[9]

Mee sotois a Javanese influenced dish, and quite popular in Singapore and Johor. Basically it is pretty similar withsoto ayam(chicken soto) commonly served in Indonesia, with exception it is served with noodle instead of rice vermicelli. The origin of thesoto ayambroth used for makingmee sotocan be traced to theMaduresemigrant ethnic group residing in the Indonesian city of Surabaya in East Java.[8]The East Javanese immigrants fromMaduraandLamongansettled in Johor and Singapore, bringing with them the spicysoto ayambroth dish, and replacing the rice dumpling (lontong) with yellow noodle.

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References[edit]

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  2. ^"Calories in Singapore Hpb Mee Soto".
  3. ^ab"Soto Mie Bogor"(in Indonesian). Indonesia Kaya.Retrieved11 August2014.
  4. ^Little touches for unique dishesArchived22 June 2011 at theWayback Machine,Geetha Krishnan, 26 June 2006,The Star (Malaysia)
  5. ^Whitmarsh, A.; Wood, M. (2013).Jakarta: 25 Excursions in and Around the Indonesian Capital.Tuttle Publishing. p. 119.ISBN978-1-4629-0893-6.Retrieved1 February2015.
  6. ^"Resep Soto Mie Bogor"(in Indonesian). Resep Masakan Indonesia. 21 April 2010.Retrieved22 May2012.
  7. ^"Resep dan Cara Membuat Soto Mie Betawi Nikmat".Infokuliner(in Indonesian).
  8. ^abBonny Tan."Mee soto".National Library Board of Singapore.
  9. ^Hedy Khoo (29 October 2013)."Mee soto ayam".The New Paper.Archived fromthe originalon 19 August 2014.Retrieved8 August2014.
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