Chicken Tinola (Tinolang Manok)

Ingredients:

cooking oil

minced garlic

1 thumb ginger julienned

chopped red onion

½ kilogram chicken legs or thighs

2 tablespoons patis

black peppercorns

water

½ green papaya sliced

iodized salt

1 bunch chili leaves with stems removed

Cooking Procedure:

Saute the ginger, garlic, and onion in cooking oil.
Add the chicken then season with patis. Sauté the chicken until light brown.
Add the black peppercorns and enough water to cover the chicken. Simmer the chicken until tender.
Add the papaya then simmer until tender. Season with salt to desired taste.
Let the soup boil then add the chili leaves. Turn off the flame.

Number of Servings: 6 servings

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