Chicken in Sweet Sour Soup Recipe

Chicken in Sweet Sour Soup Recipe

(Garang Asem - Indonesian Recipe)

1 tablespoon margarine/3 tablespoons oil

1 stalk lemon grass, bruised (use only the bottom white tender part)

4 slices turmeric

½ chicken, cut into 6 pieces

1½ liters water

6 cabbage leaves, cut into 5 x 5 cm pieces

Spices (ground):

5 red chilies

1 teaspoon coriander, roasted

¼ teaspoon cumin, roasted

3 candlenuts, roasted

¼ teaspoon dried shrimp paste

8 shallots

3 cloves garlic

2 teaspoons tamarind

salt and sugar

Method:

Heat margarine or oil and sauté ground spices, lemon grass and turmeric until fragrant.  Boil chicken with 1½ liters water until tender.  Add sautéed spices.  Continue to cook over low heat for 30 minutes, then add cabbage.  Boil for about 10 minutes or until cabbage is cooked.