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Chicken Bakso with Pickled Shallots

by Georgina Hayden from Stirring Slowly: Recipes to Restore and Revive

Easy

Serves 4

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Introduction

This was one of my favourite meals while travelling around Indonesia. Bakso is a delicious meatball noodle soup, laced with tonnes of spicy sambal. Traditionally, bakso meatballs are made with tapioca starch and then boiled, which gives them a light, almost mousse-like texture. Here, I’ve switched the tapioca for breadcrumbs to make them a bit more accessible, and finished them with a pile of quick-pickled shallots on the side. So good.

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You will need a food processor.

Method

Bring a large saucepan of water to the boil. Shred the chard and place it in the boiling water along with the noodles. Cook everything for 4 minutes, drain and evenly distribute between 4 serving bowls.

Refill the saucepan with the stock and add the star anise and cinnamon. Thickly slice the ginger, add it to the pan and gently bring everything to the boil over a medium heat. Once the stock is boiling reduce the heat to low, and leave to simmer for 30 minutes.

Next, make the pickle. Peel the shallots and finely slice them. Mix in a bowl with the caster sugar, rice vinegar and a good pinch of salt. Leave to one side.

Pick the coriander leaves and keep for garnishing later. Finely chop the coriander stalks, and peel and finely chop the garlic. Chop the chicken into small pieces and place in a food processor with the garlic and coriander stalks along with a generous pinch of salt and pepper and blitz everything together until super smooth. Add the breadcrumbs and egg and pulse till smooth. Use a tablespoon to scoop up the mixture and roll into small meatballs, around 2.5cm big. Place a large frying pan on a medium heat, drizzle in a little oil and add meatballs to the pan. Fry for 4 – 5 minutes until they are golden all over, then reduce the heat a little and cook for a further 4 – 5 minutes until cooked through.

To serve, ladle the hot infused stock over the noodles and chard. Finish with the meatballs, a dollop of sambal, a spoonful of the pickled shallots, and the picked coriander leaves. Cut the lime into wedges and serve on the side.

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