Chicken Stew (Tinola)

Estimated cooking time: 45 minutes

Cooking Ingredients:

1 kilo whole chicken, cut into pieces.

1 small young papaya or sayote, cut into small pieces.

2 tablespoons ginger, crushed and slliced into strips

1/2 cup dahon ng sili (chili leaves) or mallunggay leaves

1 liter of water

5 garlic cloves, minced

1 red onion, diced

4 tablespoons oil

2 tablespoons patis (fish sauce) 

Cooking Procedures:

1. In a stock pot, heat oil and sauté garlic, onion and ginger.

2. Add water and the chicken.

3. Bring to a boil and simmer for about 20 minutes or until chicken is almost done.

4. Season with patis.

5. Add papaya and continue to simmer for an additional 5 minutes or until papaya softens but not overcooked.

6. Add sili leaves then turn off the heat.

7. Serve steaming hot on a bowl with plain rice on the side.