Sop Singkong Kalimantan is a unique dish from East Kalimantan. Kalimantan is an island that shared border with Malaysia. The Malaysia side is known as Borneo.
This cassava soup is similar to Sop Ayam. Instead of using macaroni or potato in to the soup, this soup has cassava; a tuber root.
In the sop singkong kalimantan, you don’t have to use chicken feet as the protein resource. You can use other parts of chicken. The reason why I chose chicken feet is because chicken feet is very nutritious.
Chicken Feet and Its Benefits
Why do we pay so much for collagen supplements if we can get a cheaper resource of collagen? Chicken feet are good resources for collagen, hyaluronic acid, and chondroitin sulfate. Here is the benefits of taking collagen:
- Healthier and younger-looking skin.
- It is rich in calcium and protein, without the carbohydrates.
- It improves blood supply by strengthening the blood vessels.
- Assist the body in metabolizing fats, therefore good for weight loss.
- Slows the effect of arthritis.
- Reduce pain and swelling (inflammation).
Hyaluronic acid is touted as the fountain of youth – it can prevent the effects of aging. Chondroitin sulfate is good for osteoarthritis so it is good for people with joint problems.
When you combine cassava and chicken feet, we can get fiber from cassava and calcium plus protein from chicken feet.
Other recipes of Indonesia Eats with Cassava:
- Kripik Sanjay: Balado Cassava Chips
- Fried Cassava
- Jemblem/ Misro/ Pulung-Pulung Ubi: Stuffed Cassava with Coconut Sugar
- Cassava Cheese Cake: Kue Singkong Keju
Sop Singkong Kalimantan is a quite unique dish! Serving cassava in a soup instead of using potato as the carbohydrate based. Serve this soup with sprinkle of fried anchovies and shallots, chopped Chinese celery leaves and green onions, as well as lime squeezed and sambal.Sop Singkong Kalimantan: Indonesian Cassava Soup
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