# Chicken Sotanghon

Chicken Sotanghon is a Filipino comfort food soup that is garlic-forward with a collagen-rich broth.

- Cuisine: Filipino
- Category: Soup
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 1 whole whole chicken, portioned
- water
- chicken stock (optional)
- 1 whole bay leaf
- salt
- ground black pepper
- annatto oil
- 10-15 clove garlic, minced
- 1 whole red onion, chopped
- 1/2 cup celery, chopped
- fish sauce
- annatto seeds
- sotanghon noodles
- 1 large carrot, julienned
- 1 whole chinese cabbage, chopped
- 1 to taste quail eggs, boiled and peeled
- spring onions
- crispy garlic bits

## Instructions

1. Portion the chicken and place it in a pot with bay leaf, salt, and pepper, pour in the chicken stock and water, then simmer until the chicken is cooked through and tender.
2. Remove the chicken and reserve the broth, then remove the bones and shred the meat once cool enough to handle.
3. Heat the annatto oil, then lightly toast the minced garlic, add the onion and chopped celery, stir in the shredded chicken, and pour in the reserved broth.
4. Season with fish sauce and black pepper.
5. Place the annatto seeds in a fine-mesh strainer and dip them into the simmering soup, stirring gently until the broth turns a vibrant reddish-orange, then remove the seeds.
6. Add the sotanghon noodles and cook until they begin to soften, follow with shredded Chinese cabbage, julienned carrots, and boiled quail eggs, and simmer until the vegetables and noodles are cooked through.
7. Ladle into a bowl, finish with chopped spring onions and crispy garlic, and serve hot.

## Equipment

- pot
- fine-mesh strainer

## Source

- Original video: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DeT6p7hS_qr/?mdxt=ejUxY2gxeGh4MzNq
- Creator: Jujumao
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/3e46eddc-e1de-4023-a186-44bc8101c6fa
- Extracted: 2026-10-12

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