Tinolang Manok

Tinolang Manok(Chicken Tinola) or Filipino chicken ginger soup is one of the common dish in the Philippines. A simple Filipino recipe that is relatively easy to cook. Here is the basic and easy to follow recipe. Happy cooking!

Estimated time of preparation and cooking: 45 minutes. Good for 4-6 persons.

Ingredients :

1 kilo chicken, cut into serving pieces
2 pieces chayote squash(sayote) or green papaya, cut into small pieces
1 cup chili leaves or malunggay leaves
1 thumb-sized ginger, cut into strips
4 cloves garlic, crushed
1 onion, chopped
2 tablespoon fish sauce(patis)
1 litre of water
4 tablespoon vegetable oil
salt to taste

Procedures :

1. In a sauce pan, heat oil over medium heat. Saute ginger and garlic until fragrant.
2. Add onions, stir-fry until softened and translucent.
3. Add chicken and Continue sauteing for 5 minutes or until the color of chicken turn to light brown.
4. Season with patis and salt.
5. Add in water and bring to a boil in a medium heat. Simmer for 20 minutes or until chicken is almost done.
6. Add in chayote or papaya. Continue simmering for another 5 minutes or vegetables are tender but not overcooked.
7. Adjust seasoning according to taste.
8. Add chili leaves then turn off the heat. Let stand for a few minutes to cook the vegetables and leaves.
9. Transfer to a serving dish and serve. Enjoy!

Notes:

1. You may used rice water(second washing)  instead of pure water to add the taste of the soup.
2. Potatoes also good if chayote or papaya were not available.