Indonesian Sweet Soy Chicken Noodle Bowl

Ingredients:

• For Chicken in Sweet Soy Sauce:

  • 2 chicken breasts, diced
  • 1 segment galangal, bruised
  • 1 segment ginger, bruised
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 2 kaffir lime leaves
  • 1.5 tbsp sweet soy sauce
  • 1/2 tsp sugar, or to taste
  • Salt, to taste

• Ground Spices for Chicken:

  • 3 shallots
  • 3 cloves garlic
  • 1/4 tsp pepper
  • 1 segment turmeric, or turmeric powder
  • 1 tsp roasted coriander seeds
  • 1 candlenut
  • 1 lemongrass stalk, white part only

• Chicken Oil:

  • 6 tbsp cooking oil
  • 2 cloves garlic
  • Chicken skin, as needed

• Soup:

  • Water, as needed
  • Chicken bones
  • Salt, to taste
  • Scallions, chopped

• Sambal:

  • 10 red bird’s eye chilies
  • 2 red curly chilies
  • 1 clove garlic
  • 1/4 tsp salt

• Accompaniments:

  • 3 portions of noodles, boiled
  • Chinese mustard greens, sliced and boiled
  • Scallions, sliced
  • Sambal sauce

Instructions:

1. Chicken in Sweet Soy Sauce:

   • Sauté ground spices, bay leaf, kaffir lime leaves, ginger, and galangal.
   • Add chicken and sauté until chicken changes color. Add sweet soy sauce, water, sugar, and salt.
   • Cook until chicken is tender and the sauce reduces.

2. Chicken Oil:

   • Heat a pan, add cooking oil, garlic, and chicken skin. Cook until the skin and garlic are crispy.

3. Soup:

   • Boil water in a pot. Reduce heat, add chicken bones, and simmer until the broth is flavorful. Season with salt and add chopped scallions before turning off the heat.

4. Sambal:

   • Boil red chilies and garlic until cooked. Add salt and blend into a paste.

5. Assembly:

   • Prepare serving bowls. Add 2 tablespoons of chicken oil and toss in the boiled noodles.
   • Arrange Chinese mustard greens, chicken in sweet soy sauce, sambal, and sambal sauce. Finally, sprinkle with sliced scallions and serve with soup.

Enjoy your flavorful Indonesian Chicken Noodles with Sweet Soy Sauce!