Chicken Tinola with a Twist
Chicken Tinola with a Twist

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Tinola is a Filipino chicken soup usually served as a main entrée paired with white rice. Traditionally, this dish is cooked with wedges of green papaya, and leaves of the siling labuyo chili pepper in broth flavored with ginger, onions and fish sauce. For a twist, I used pechay leaves and sayote.

To begin with this particular recipe, we must prepare a few components. You can have chicken tinola with a twist using 11 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.

The ingredients needed to make Chicken Tinola with a Twist:
  1. Make ready 3/4 kilograms Chicken
  2. Make ready 1 piece Red Onion
  3. Make ready 4 cloves Garlic
  4. Get 2 1/2 inches Ginger
  5. Make ready 1 piece Sayote
  6. Take 2 bunches Pechay
  7. Get 1 tablespoon Patis (Fish Sauce)
  8. Prepare 2 tablespoon Canola Oil
  9. Take 1 liter Water
  10. Prepare Salt
  11. Take Ground Black Pepper

Don't over cook papaya or chayote. If chicken becomes tender add in chili leaves. You can add malunggay leaves if no chili leaves. You now have chicken tinola so for a twist after your tinola is done cooking, add cup of gata (coconut milk), season with salt and pepper, let it boil then turn off the heat.

Instructions to make Chicken Tinola with a Twist:
  1. PREPARE THE INGREDIENTS - Peel the onion and slice thinly. - Peel the garlic and chop finely. - Peel the ginger (using a spoon or peeler) and slice thinly.
  2. Cut the sayote (chayote) lengthwise into 4 parts. Cut out the seed and discard it. Then cut again lengthwise into sticks. Peel and discard the skin. Then cut each stick diagonally into 3 pieces.
  3. Slice off the bottom of the pechay, about 1-inch from the base. Check each leaf for insects. If the leaf is too big, cut it in half vertically. Soak the leaves in salted water for 5 minutes, then rinse well under running water.
  4. Cut the chicken into pieces. Wash it under running water, drain excess water, and set aside.
  5. COOKING INSTRUCTIONS - Heat a large skillet or pot over medium heat and add the oil. - Add the ginger slices and saute for about a minute. - Add the red onion and stir fry for about a minute. - Add the garlic and stir fry for about a minute, until soft.
  6. Add the chicken pieces. Mix and turn the chicken for about 1 1/2 minutes to coat the meat with oil. - Season with fish sauce, a pinch of salt and ground black pepper. - Mix well to distribute the seasoning. - Cover with lid and cook for 5 minutes.
  7. Add the sayote sticks and mix. - Cover again with lid and cook for another 5 minutes. - Add about 1 liter of hot water and bring to boil. - Once it boils, turn the heat to low. Cover with lid and simmer until the chicken and sayote are tender.
  8. Add the pechay leaves and soak it into the soup. - Cover with lid and simmer for 2-4 minutes until the pechay leaves are tender but crisp. - Lastly, give it a good stir and adjust the seasoning according to taste.
  9. Serve it hot in a bowl paired with steamed rice and a side of fish sauce with squeezed calamansi or lemon juice. Enjoy!

Here is how you cook it. Tinola is a Filipino chicken soup usually served as a main entrée paired with white rice. Traditionally, this dish is cooked with wedges of green papaya, and leaves of the siling labuyo chili pepper in broth flavored with ginger, onions and fish sauce. For a twist, I used pechay leaves and sayote. Tinolang Manok is the ultimate comfort food!

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