SENSE savory meat chicken combined with a clear chicken broth was still left in the mouth until a few hours after enjoying the soup. That sensation Soto Project in Playen Tan, Gunung Kidul, Yogyakarta, which makes people addicted.
Soto Tan project is located on the main highway-Wonosari Yogyakarta. This soup delicacy key lies in the chicken broth is tasty. Boiled chicken and create this tasty soup is said to be the original chicken. And even that roosters should, too young. At least it was according to Hardi (43) and his wife, Pure (37), the owner of the shop.
Once skinned, the chicken is whole young rooster-boiled with whole spices for 1.5 hours in a pot of boiling water. Used as a gravy stew soup broth, while meat chicken fried to dry quickly.
Every day, 12-20 tails stewed chicken, then fried until crisp. Biting pieces of fried chicken meat that has been soaked in gravy soup savory taste sensation present-tasty steady.
Unlike the other chicken soup, chicken broth soup Soto Tan project is just spiced red onion, garlic, pepper, coriander, and pecan. Finely ground spice was added salt just need a sense amplifier.
Complementary spices commonly found in the soup broth like lime leaves, bay leaves, and galangal are not found in Soto Tan Project. According to Pure, a kind of seasoning used only for the beef broth soup with chicken pieces. Original chicken does not need any additional seasonings because it has superior taste. Savory chicken meat with a coarse fiber is very subtle and compelling sense.
To cook the soup was still using the traditional wood stove or charcoal stove. Early in the morning, at around 04.00, Hardi, Pure, and two employees began making chicken stock. The whole dish chicken soup is ready served since 06.00.
Quick ludes
Every bowl of chicken soup served with white rice mixed pulen. A few pieces of sliced chicken mixed with broth, tomatoes, and sprinkled with fried onions. If not enough dose of chicken meat in the soup, can be picked pesantap fried chicken pieces are served in separate dishes at the dinner table.
Price per serving soup is Rp 6,000. If you want to add fried chicken pieces, enough to spend Rp 5,000 or Rp thigh down to 9000 per piece chest. Mendoan fried tempeh can be enjoyed at Rp 500. As can drink sweet tea and tried blood oranges.
Soto shop customers fairly diverse Tan Project, which started from the office staff, police, businessmen, housewives up. On holidays, this soup stall also become a means of gathering with family among members. Although not know each other, the visitors are usually greeted each other with a smile.
Restructuring the dining room of 7 x 8 meters in the shop Tan Project Soto quite comfortable. By maintaining the traditional form of rural buildings, familiar atmosphere was awake. Traditional building with wooden walls and barred windows of this timber allows visitors always get fresh air.
These shops serve only four tables with long benches. A total of 24 guests can be served as well in the dining room. If visitors membeludak, Hardi and Pure provides home overhang containing up to eight guests.
Although never promote through advertising, Tan Project gurihnya Soto has been the talk of mouth. So, if you do not want to run out, came before noon. Because, after noon, soto is likely sold devoured customers.