Sop Bayam Jahe (Watercress and Ginger Soup)
A refreshing soup of Watercress, Ginger, and Chicken, with sweetened soy and spices flavoring.
Prep Time20 minutes mins
Cook Time25 minutes mins
Total Time45 minutes mins
Course: Soup
Cuisine: Indonesian
Keyword: Chicken, Peanuts, Spinach, Vegan, Vegetarian
Servings: 8
Author: Edwin Voskamp
Base Ingredients
- 2 tbsp peanut oil you can use canola oil instead
- 1 inch gingerroot grated
- 1 oz peanuts dry roasted, crushed (you can substitute other nuts or leave out entirely)
Soup Ingredients
- 1½ pints chicken stock (you can use vegetable stock or water to make this vegetarian/vegan)
- 1 lb watercress finely chopped (you can substitute spinach)
Spice Blend
- 4 oz chicken lean, cooked, shredded (you can substitute pork, or leave it out to make this vegetarian/vegan)
- 1 tsp corn starch
- ½ ts[ turmeric ground
- 3½ tsp kecap manis can make this out of equal parts soy sauce and cocnut palm sugar, some coriander and cumin.