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Northern Style Chicken Vermicelli Soup
A fragrant, budget‑friendly Indonesian chicken vermicelli soup packed with aromatic spices, yellow vermicelli, homemade soy‑sauce and red sambal, crispy fried onions and tofu. Perfect for gatherings or a comforting everyday meal.
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Critical Success Points
- • Sautéing the "four friends" paste until golden to develop flavor.
- • Maintaining a low simmer for the broth to keep it clear.
- • Achieving oil separation in the red sambal – it signals readiness.
- • Frying the onions just until crisp; over‑cooking makes them bitter.
Safety Warnings
- • Hot oil can splatter – use a splatter guard when deep‑frying onions.
- • Handle bird’s eye chilies with gloves to avoid skin irritation.
- • Beware of steam when lifting the pot lid; tilt away from face.
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