Chicken Tinola

Ingredients

• 1 whole chicken cut into serving pieces
• 36 ounces rice washing or water
• 1/2 piece green papaya or chayote cut into wedges
• 1 tablespoon garlic minced
• 1 piece onion chopped
• 1 thumb ginger cut into strips
• 2 tablespoon fish sauce
• 1 cup Hot pepper leaves
• 3 tablespoons fish sauce
• 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper

Instructions

• Sauté the garlic, onion, and ginger
• Put-in the chicken and cook until color turns light brown
• Add the fish sauce. Stir. Pour rice washing into the cooking pot. Let boil. Cover the pot and simmer for 45 minutes. Note: add water if needed.
• Add green papaya. Cook for 5 minutes
• Add the hot pepper leaves or malunggay leaves. Stir and cook for 1 minute.
• Season with ground black pepper. Note you can also add fish sauce or salt if needed.
• Transfer to a serving bowl. Serve hot. Share and enjoy!