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One of the culinary specialties SoloCentral Java, which is much popular is soup sun. This culinary dish is a simple food but full of color and nutrition from the ingredients.
Apart from solo sausage, strait and nasi liwet, sun soup is also a typical Solo food. Sun soup can be found in many restaurants in the city.
The name sun soup is inspired by the beautiful and brightly colored sunflowers when they are in bloom.
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According to the Solo City Government website, Matahari soup is made from ground chicken and coated with a thin omelet. On top of the meat layer, there are various vegetables with various colors such as grated carrots, sliced black ear mushrooms, white ear mushrooms and sweet corn.
Sun soup is served in a round bowl or wide plate.
The presentation is inspired by sunflowers, with the flower petals made from an omelet. The core or middle part contains chicken and various vegetables, including slices of sausage or meatballs for additional taste.
Special celebration dish
This sun soup is a typical dish at celebrations or weddings.
In Javanese wedding dishes, it is known as USDEK, namely Unjukan (drink), Sop, Dhaharan (main dish), Ice, and Kondur (going home). This is the order of dishes when the celebration takes place, the guests already know that after the ice is served in front of them, they will then be ready to go home.
Then, the “soup” stage here is filled with sun soup. In ancient times, this dish was considered luxurious because of the large variety of ingredients used and the beautiful appearance of this soup.
Sun soup recipe
 Illustration. The following is a home-style recipe for typical Solo sun soup. (Pixabay/Hebi65) |
Based on various sources, here is a sun soup recipe that you can try at home.
Ingredients:
200 g chicken fillet
2 chicken eggs (1 for the sun omelet, 1 for the chicken mixture)
1 tbsp sago flour
1 tbsp wheat flour
1 carrot, grated
½ sweet corn, combed
4 ear mushrooms, thinly sliced
1 beef meatball, split in half
1 tsp stock powder
2 fine garlic cloves
¼ tsp salt
½ tsp granulated sugar
¼ tsp ground pepper
Broth:
3 cloves of garlic, crushed
5 red onions, thinly sliced
½ nutmeg
2 star anise
1 spring onion, sliced
1 stalk celery, tied
1 tsp powdered chicken stock
¼ tsp pepper
½ tsp granulated sugar
How to make:
1. Take 1 egg, break it and beat it with 1 tablespoon of flour and a pinch of salt until smooth.
2. Make 2 pancakes in a non-stick frying pan. Remove and set aside.
3. Grind using a chopper chicken fillet, garlic, ground pepper, stock powder, salt, sugar, sago flour and 1 egg until smooth.
4. Take 1 sheet of omelet, put sliced beef meatballs in the middle, then arrange a circle of grated carrots, sweet corn and wood ear mushrooms alternatingly.
5. Place the ground chicken mixture on top, fold the omelet then steam until cooked.
6. To make the sauce, saute the garlic, shallots, nutmeg and star anise until wilted and fragrant.
7. Add enough water, season with stock powder, salt, pepper and sugar, add sliced leeks and celery, bring to a boil.
8. To serve, take 1 egg filled with steamed chicken, split the top 8 using a knife, then open it to form a sunflower.
9. Place on a concave plate then drizzle with soup stock and serve.
(pua/pua)
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