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Sinampalukang Manok

Sinampalukang Manok

Sinampalukang Manok — a Filipino chicken dish with local spices and herbs. A comforting meal passed down through generations.

Prep: 10 min Cook: 50 min

Ingredients

  • 2 large bs. chicken (cut into serving pieces)
  • 3.25 cup tamarind flower buds (or tamarind leaves)
  • 1 large arge red onion
  • 4 piece long green pepper (siding pansigang)
  • 3 thumbs ginger (sliced)
  • 4 clove garlic crushed
  • 20 g Knorr Sinigang sa Sampaloc Mix, original
  • 1 Knorr Chicken Cube
  • 3 tbsp fish sauce
  • 6 cup water

Instructions

  1. Heat cooking pot and then sear the chicken. Continue to cook until most of the chicken fat are extracted.

  2. Remove the chicken from the pot. Set aside.

  3. Using the extracted oil, sauce garlic, onion, and ginger.

  4. Once the onion becomes soft, add the chicken back to the pot.

  5. Add water. Let boil. Seal the tamarind flower buds in a cheesecloth and tie using a kitchen twine.

  6. Mix in the cheese cloth with tamarind flower buds in the pot. Stir.

  7. Add Knorr chicken cube and long green pepper. Cover the pot. Cook in medium heat until the chicken gets tender.

  8. Remove the tamarind flower buds. Add Knorr Singing Mix. Stir.

  9. Add fish sauce. Cook for 5 minutes.

  10. Transfer to a serving plate. Serve.