Medium
Palauan
Fruit Bat Soup
Traditional Palauan delicacy soup (adapted version with chicken for modern kitchens).
90
Total Minutes
6
Servings
Cooking Times
20 min
Prep Time
70 min
Cook Time
90 min
Total Time
Ingredients (10 items)
1.00
Whole chicken
free-range preferred
2.00 cups
Coconut milk
thick
10.00
Taro leaves
young, or spinach
2.00 inches
Ginger
sliced
1.00
Onions
quartered
2.00 stalks
Lemongrass
bruised
2.00 tsp
Salt
6.00 cups
Water
4.00
Lime leaves
kaffir lime
2.00
Sweet potato
cubed
Instructions (7 steps)
1
Clean chicken thoroughly and cut into pieces.
2
Boil chicken with ginger and lemongrass for 45 minutes.
3
Add sweet potato and cook 15 minutes.
4
Stir in coconut milk and lime leaves.
5
Add taro leaves and simmer 10 minutes.
6
Season with salt to taste.
7
Serve hot as ceremonial soup.