Delicate Chicken Soup Recipe (Soto Ayam)

Ingredients : Serves 6
1.5 kg 2 teaspoons 1 stalk 1 2 slices 2 cloves 60 g 1 1/2 cups Garnish 2 3	Chicken Salt Celery or few celery tops Small onion Fresh ginger, bruised Garlic, bruised Cellophane noodles Fresh bean sprouts Few whole peppercorns Hard-boiled eggs, chopped Spring onions, finely chopped
Method : Put chicken into a large saucepan with enough cold water to cover and add salt, peppercorns, celery, onion, ginger and garlic. Bring to the boil, then reduce heat, cover and simmer gently 35-45 minutes. Cool to lukewarm, strain. Remove skin and bones of chicken and cut flesh into small pieces. While chicken is cooking soak cellophane noodles in hot water, drain and drip into boiling water for 8-10 minutes. Drain in colander and cut into short lengths. Add to strained broth together with chicken pieces. Taste and adjust seasoning. Put bean sprouts into soup tureen and pour the boiling broth over. Garnish top with chopped eggs and spring onions and serve at once.