Chicken Tinola

CHICKEN TINOLA

Tinola in Tagalog or Visayan, or la uya in Ilocano is a soup-based dish served as an appetizer or main entrée in the Philippines.
Traditionally, this dish is cooked with chicken, wedges of green papaya, and leaves of the siling labuyo chili pepper in broth flavored with ginger, onions and fish sauce. A common variant substitutes fish for chicken, chayote instead of papaya, or with tomatoes and moringa leaves known as marungay or malunggay or kamunggay (in Cebuano), instead of pepper leaves. However, an all-vegetable broth in Cebu with kamunggay in prominence is called utan kamunggay or utan bisayâ, while it is called law-oy in Mindanao and laswa in Hiligaynon. Another variation is Tinolang Tahong, a soup made with mussels, ginger, onion, garlic and bird's eye chili.
The exact origins of Tinola is obscure. One of the earliest mentions of the dish is in José Rizal's first novel, Noli Me Tangere, where Kapitan Tiago served it to Crisostomo Ibarra upon arriving from Europe. He was given the breast, to the dismay of the corrupt Spanish friar, Padre Damaso, who got chicken neck, which is considered to be the least favored chicken part. - Wikipedia

INGREDIENTS

·         500g chicken thighs or any chicken parts of your choice

·         1 medium size unripe papaya or sayote, cut into wedges

·         Hot pepper leaves (you can also use malungay leaves)

·         1 medium size onion, chopped

·         1 thumb ginger, sliced

·         1 tbsp garlic, minced

·         1 pc chicken cube (optional)

·         2 tbsp fish sauce

·         Whole black peppercorns

·         Cooking oil

·         2 cups water

INSTRUCTIONS

1.       Start by heating the oil, then saute the garlic

2.       Next add the onions, we’ll cook this until it get soft

3.       Thenn add the ginger and cook it for a few minutes

4.       Put in the chicken pieces and cook it for about 5 minutes

5.       Add the fish sauce

6.       Cover and cook it for a few minutes

7.       Add water then cover and simmer for about 15 minutes

8.       Put in chicken cube, then add the papaya wedges

9.       Cover and simmer for few minutes

10.   Add the hot pepper leaves

11.   Add salt and pepper to taste

12.   Serve hot and enjoy!

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