Chicken Tinola Recipe
Our version of the Classic Tinolang Manok is hearty, healthy, tasty, and ultimate Filipino comfort food! Traditionally, this Filipino dish is cooked with chicken, wedges of green papaya, and leaves of the Siling Labuyo chili pepper in a broth flavored with ginger, onions, tanglad, and fish sauce.
Ingredients
- 3/4 kilo Chicken drumstick cut
- 2 tbsp canola oil
- 1 small onion peeled and sliced
- 3 cloves garlic minced
- 2 thumb-sized fresh ginger
- 1 cup tomato sliced
- 2 pcs chicken cubes
- 5 cups water
- 1 small green papaya cut into 2-inch wedges
- 2 cups fresh Siling Labuyo leaves
- 2 bunch of Lemongrass
- 3 pcs finger chili
- salt and pepper to taste
- 3 tbsp fish sauce
Instructions
- In a large pan, heat oil and saute' garlic, onion, and ginger and cook until ginger is fragrant.
- Add tomato slices and cook for 3 minutes then add chicken.
- When the chicken turned brown, add water and lemongrass.
- Bring to a boil, skimming scum that floats on top.
- Lower heat and simmer for about 20 minutes or until chicken is almost done.
- Add 1 chicken cube.
- Add papaya and Siling Haba ( chili ) and continue to simmer for an additional 5 minutes or until papaya softens but not overcooked.
- Taste test and add another 1 chicken cube (optional).
- Add Chilli leaves, season with Patis and simmer for another 2 minutes then turn off the heat.
- Serve steaming hot with plain rice.
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Nutrition
Serving: 1bowlCalories: 430kcalCarbohydrates: 6gProtein: 30gFat: 35gCholesterol: 118mgSodium: 1000mgPotassium: 430mgFiber: 1g
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