''Soto mie'', ''Soto mi'', or ''Mee soto'' is a spicy

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noodle soup Noodle soup refers to a variety of soups with noodles and other ingredients served in a light broth. Noodle soup is a common dish across East Asia, Southeast Asia and the Himalayan states of South Asia. Various types of noodles are used, such as ...

dish commonly found in Indonesia, Malaysia, and Singapore. ''Mie'' means

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made of flour, salt and egg, while '' soto'' refers to

soup. In Indonesia, it is called ''soto mie'' and is considered one variant of '' soto'', while in

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and

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it is called ''mee soto''.

Ingredients

''Soto mie'' can be made of beef, chicken, or

offal Offal (), also called variety meats, pluck or organ meats, is the organs of a butchered animal. The word does not refer to a particular list of edible organs, which varies by culture and region, but usually excludes muscle. Offal may also refe ...

s such as ''kaki sapi'' (skin, cartilage and tendons of

cow's trotters Cow's trotters are the feet of cattle. The cuts are used in various dishes around the world, especially in Asian, African, French, and the Caribbean cuisine. Latin American cuisine also uses cow's trotters for several traditional dishes. Oth ...

) or

tripe Tripe is a type of edible lining from the stomachs of various farm animals. Most tripe is from cattle, pigs and sheep. Types of tripe Beef tripe Beef tripe is made from the muscle wall (the interior mucosal lining is removed) of a cow's st ...

s. People may exchange noodles for rice or rice vermicelli according to their preference. A combination of either noodle or

rice vermicelli Rice vermicelli is a thin form of noodle. It is sometimes referred to as 'rice noodles' or 'rice sticks', but should not be confused with cellophane noodles, a different Asian type of vermicelli made from mung bean starch or rice starch rather ...

along with slices of tomato, boiled potato, hard-boiled egg,

cabbages Cabbage, comprising several cultivars of ''Brassica oleracea'', is a leafy green, red (purple), or white (pale green) biennial plant grown as an annual vegetable crop for its dense-leaved heads. It is descended from the wild cabbage ( ''B.&nb ...

, peanut,

bean sprout Sprouting is the natural process by which seeds or spores germinate and put out shoots, and already established plants produce new leaves or buds, or other structures experience further growth. In the field of nutrition, the term signifies ...

and beef,

or chicken meat are added. Broth is then poured over this combination. This soup is made from beef or chicken stock and some other spices. Condiments are usually added, such as ''jeruk nipis'' (lime juice), ''

sambal Sambal is an Indonesian chilli sauce or paste, typically made from a mixture of a variety of chilli peppers with secondary ingredients, such as shrimp paste, garlic, ginger, shallot, scallion, palm sugar, and lime juice. ''Sambal'' is an Indo ...

, bawang goreng'' (fried

shallot The shallot is a botanical variety (a cultivar) of the onion. Until 2010, the (French red) shallot was classified as a separate species, ''Allium ascalonicum''. The taxon was synonymized with ''Allium cepa'' (the common onion) in 2010, as the d ...

), vinegar, ''kecap manis'' (sweet

soy sauce Soy sauce (also called simply soy in American English and soya sauce in British English) is a liquid condiment of Chinese origin, traditionally made from a fermented paste of soybeans, roasted grain, brine, and '' Aspergillus oryzae'' or ''Asp ...

), and '' emping''.

Variants

Yellow noodles served in ''soto'' soup is mainly known in two major different versions; the beef (''soto mie'') and chicken (''mee soto'') versions.

Soto mie (Bogor and Jakarta)

File:Soto Mie Bogor Cart 1.JPG, A travelling ''Soto mie bogor'' cart on Jakarta street, with the ingredients displayed on the window File:Soto Mie Bogor 1.JPG, ''Soto mie bogor'' sold on Jakarta street The most popular ''soto mie'' in Indonesia comes from

Bogor Bogor ( su, , nl, Buitenzorg) is a city in the West Java province, Indonesia. Located around south of the national capital of Jakarta, Bogor is the 6th largest city in the Jakarta metropolitan area and the 14th overall nationwide. It is a popular street food sold by travelling ''gerobak'' or cart vendors frequenting business and residential areas in cities and towns in Indonesia. The beef broth soup is spiced with

, garlic,

candlenut ''Aleurites moluccanus'', the candlenut, is a flowering tree in the spurge family, Euphorbiaceae, also known as candleberry, Indian walnut, ''kemiri'', varnish tree, ''nuez de la India'', ''buah keras'', ''godou'', kukui nut tree, and ''rata ke ...

peppercorn Black pepper (''Piper nigrum'') is a flowering vine in the family Piperaceae, cultivated for its fruit, known as a peppercorn, which is usually dried and used as a spice and seasoning. The fruit is a drupe (stonefruit) which is about in diamet ...

, ground ''ebi'' (

dried shrimp Dried shrimp are shrimp that have been sun-dried and shrunk to a thumbnail size. They are used in many East Asian, Southeast Asian and South Asian cuisines, imparting a unique umami taste. A handful of shrimp is generally used for dishes. The fla ...

), ''daun salam'' (Indonesian bayleaf), lime leaves, bruised

lemongrass ''Cymbopogon'', also known as lemongrass, barbed wire grass, silky heads, Cochin grass, Malabar grass, oily heads, citronella grass or fever grass, is a genus of Asian, African, Australian, and tropical island plants in the grass family. Some ...

and lime juice. It is made of beef or

(tendons, skin and cartilage) with noodles, slices of risole (fried spring rolls with ''

bihun Rice vermicelli is a thin form of noodle. It is sometimes referred to as 'rice noodles' or 'rice sticks', but should not be confused with cellophane noodles, a different Asian type of vermicelli made from mung bean starch or rice starch rather ...

'' and vegetables filling similar to ''

lumpia ''Lumpia'' are various types of spring rolls commonly found in the Philippines and Indonesia. Lumpia are made of thin paper-like or crepe-like pastry skin called "lumpia wrapper" enveloping savory or sweet fillings. It is often served as an ap ...

''), tomato, cabbage, potato, and celery. The Jakarta ( Betawi) version is very similar to the version found in Bogor, but beef meat is preferred over cow's trotters, and

galangal Galangal () is a common name for several tropical rhizomatous spices. Differentiation The word ''galangal'', or its variant ''galanga'' or archaically ''galingale'', can refer in common usage to the aromatic rhizome of any of four plant spec ...

is added in its spice mixture.

Mee soto (Singapore and Johor)

and

Johor Johor (; ), also spelled as Johore, is a States and federal territories of Malaysia, state of Malaysia in the south of the Malay Peninsula. Johor has land borders with the Malaysian states of Pahang to the north and Malacca and Negeri Sembilan ...

the most popular variant is ''mee soto ayam'' (chicken noodle soto). ''Mee soto'' is a spicy noodle soup dish that combines the Indonesian chicken broth known as ''

soto ayam Soto ayam is a traditional Indonesian dish which uses ingredients such as chicken, '' lontong'', noodles, and rice vermicelli. Soto ayam is popular in Singapore, Malaysia and Suriname. Turmeric is added as one of its main ingredients which makes ...

'' with thick yellow Hokkien noodles. The chicken broth is spiced with spice paste made of ground peppercorns, coriander, garlic, candlenut, galangal, red onion, turmeric, bruised lemongrass, cardamom, cloves and cinnamon. It is a Javanese influenced dish, and quite popular in Singapore and Johor. Basically it is pretty similar with ''

'' (chicken soto) commonly served in Indonesia, with exception it is served with noodle instead of rice vermicelli. The origin of the ''soto ayam'' broth used for making ''mee soto'' can be traced to the Madurese migrant ethnic group residing in the Indonesian city of Surabaya in East Java. The East Javanese immigrants from Madura and Lamongan settled in Johor and Singapore, bringing with them the spicy ''soto ayam'' broth dish, and replacing the rice dumpling (''lontong'') with yellow noodle.

References

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Ingredients

Variants

Soto mie (Bogor and Jakarta)

Mee soto (Singapore and Johor)

See also

References