SOTO MIE

Soto Mie is beef broth soup with noodles, tomato, finely sliced lettuce,and spring rolls.

Ingredients:
1 lb brisket - diced
5 Kafir lime leaves
2 Bay leaves
2 Stalks of lemon grass - cut into 3 inches and bruised.
2 liter of water

Finely Ground Ingredients:
8 medium size shallots
5 cloves of garlic
3 candlenuts
2 tbs salt
2 tbs sugar
3/4 tbs ground white pepper
2 tbs dried shrimp

Garnishes:
Fried shallots
Finely sliced cabbage
Finely sliced scallions
Tomatoes
Limes
150 gram of yellow noodles
150 gram of rice noodles
Spring rolls*

Condiments:
Sweet soy sauce
Vinegar
Chili**
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THE SOUP:
~Cook diced brisket in boiling water about 20 minutes. Discard the first boiling water and add new water in the pot.
~Saute lemon grass, kafir lime leaves,bay leaves in 1 tbs of cooking oil then add to the boiling water. Cook until the meat is tender.
~Saute dried shrimp in 2 tbs of cooking oil, add shallots, garlic, and candlenuts. Saute for another minute. Set aside. Grind all the ingredients + sugar, salt, and pepper. Add all finely ground ingredients in the pot and cook with medium heat around 15-20 minutes.

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THE SPRING ROLLS*:
5 spring roll wrappers
20 grams of rice noodles - soak in water
1 medium size carrot - grated
5 medium size shrimp - skinned and finely chopped
3 cloves of garlic - finely chopped
Pepper to taste
Salt to taste
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~ Saute garlic in 2 tbs of cooking oil, add the shrimp, grated carrot, rice noodles, pepper, and salt. cook for 2 minutes. Set aside. Allow it to cool before you wrap it.

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THE CHILI:
50 gram of Thai chilies
6 medium size shallots
Sugar to taste
Salt to taste
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~ Saute chilies an shallots in 1 tbs of cooking oil before you grind them.

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Boil water in another pot, add rice noodles/ yellow noodles and stir.Turn off the stove. Rinse with cold water.

Arrange rice noodles, yellow noodles in a bowl, garnish with scallions, sliced tomatoes,finely sliced cabbage, fried shallots, and wedge of lime. Pour the soup, add ABC sweet soy sauce, vinegar, and chili.


Enjoy :)