Mormor's Kaukswe

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 whole chicken
• 2 teaspoons turmeric
• 2 quarts water
• 5 medium onions
• 4 garlic cloves
• 1/4 cup peanut oil
• 2 teaspoons chili powder
• 4 tablespoons split pea flour
• 1 coconut
• 3 cups boiling water
• 1 lb egg noodles
• 5 hard-boiled eggs
• 2 limes
• 1/4 small cabbage
• 1 bunch green onion
• 1 bunch cilantro
• 1/2 cup peanuts
• fish sauce

Recipe

• 1 cut the chicken into large pieces, rub with turmeric and simmer in water with salt until tender. remove the meat from the bones, reserve chicken stock.
• 2 process 4 onions, garlic and ginger or pound with morter and pestle.
• 3 slice one onion and brown in oil, add the chicken and fry for a few minutes. add the onion and garlic mixture and cook 3-4 minutes. add the chicken stock and the chili powder. simmer 30 minutes.
• 4 mix the split pea flour with cold water (you can substitute cornstarch if you must), add this to the stock stirring constantly, cook for 15 minutes.
• 5 prepare the coconut liquid by cutting the coconut up and putting it in a blender with 3 c hot water. blend and strain. add the liquid to the chicken stock and cook for 5 more minutes.
• 6 blanch the noodles. serve separately with the garnishes. each person serves themselves to their own preference.