Tinolang Manok (Chicken Ginger Stew with Vegetables)

Friday 18 Aug 2006

Tinolang Manok (Chicken Ginger Stew with Vegetables) recipe is the filipino food dish that I was planning to cook when I arrived here in Canada. Tinolang manok recipe is a filipino food that is easy to cook but during that time, I don’t know where to buy filipino ingredients specially papaya, sayote, chili leaves or malunggay and I thought that I couldn’t cook filipino food dishes anymore.

But as I got familiar to places here, I’ve notice that cooking in Canada is not that difficult, as I have taught before. We even travel for an hour from our place just to buy filipino food ingredients. These filipino food ingredients are usually sold in Asian stores but some are not that often displayed. So, looking for a substitute is my next best option. Like this tinolang manok recipe, when I went to my favorite Asian store, the frozen malunggay or the chili leaves that I notice before are not there to be found, so I just used the spinach because they are abundant and it was recommended by a friend of mine.

Cooking away from your native country is challenging but enjoyable, especially when you are with your love ones. Happy Cooking!

Ingredients :

· 1 lb. chicken, cut into serving pieces
or any choice cuts of your liking like thighs, drumsticks or wings)
· 1 thumb-sized fresh ginger root, cut into strips
· 2 cloves garlic, crushed
· 1 onion, chopped
· 2 tbsp. patis (fish sauce)
· salt, to taste
· 4 to 5 cups water (or rice water – 2nd washing)
· 2 to 3 sayote (chayote squash), quartered (or green, unripe papaya or potatoes)
· 1 cup sili (chili) leaves or malunggay or substitute 1/2 lb. spinach
· vegetable oil

(Measurement Guides)

Cooking Procedures :

1. In a medium saucepan, heat oil over medium heat. Sauté ginger and garlic until fragrant. Add onions, stir-fry until softened and translucent.

2. Add chicken cuts. Cook for 3 to 5 minutes until chicken colors slightly. Season with patis and salt.

3. Pour in water (or rice water, if using). Bring to a boil. Lower the heat and let it simmer until chicken is half-done. Add in chayote (or papaya or potatoes, if using). Continue simmering until chicken and vegetable are tender. Correct seasonings and then add sili leaves or malunggay or substitute. Stir to combine until well blended. Remove from heat.

4. Let stand for a few minutes to cook the green vegetables. Transfer to a serving dish and serve hot.

Check other Chicken Recipe:
· Adobong Manok (Braised Chicken in Tangy Sauce) Recipe
· Asadong Manok (Tangy Chicken Stew) Recipe
· Chicken Curry Recipe
· Chicken and Mixed Vegetables Stir-fry Recipe
· Chicken Tandoori Recipe
· Fried Chicken Recipe
· Hoi Sin Chicken Recipe
· Oriental Chicken Stir-fry Recipe
· Oven Roasted Chicken Recipe

Comment

melle Said:

May 27, 2008 » 8:04 PM

hello thank sa tinolang recipe...first time ko magluto..sana masarap..i'm cravin kasi eh..

irene Said:

May 27, 2008 » 1:05 AM

hi! thank's for the recipe,i'm here now in South korea,and i'm looking for the ingredients Of CHICKEN GINGER STEW WITH VEG. it's difficult here to find chili leaves and chayote,and malungay leaf.thank's for giving me idea.

She Said:

May 26, 2008 » 7:39 PM

Salamat kaau aning recipe Sis. Nalingaw jud tawon akong bana hegop sa sabaw ay ug ako sad cge kalingaw ingkit sa bokog kay lami man kaau. Akong ge butangan akong tinuwa ug tangad Sos! pagka humot jud oi. horot lageh day usa kaldero nga kan-on. Salamat kaayo

Cecilia Said:

May 06, 2008 » 8:13 PM

Thanks for posting this recipe! Loved it! Cooked it for the first time tonight and it was yummy!!! I just added green beans though since my son absolutely loves green beans! Thanks again!

may Said:

May 02, 2008 » 2:23 PM

ok din walang bawang.gisa lang sibuyas at luya then chicken.pede rin chicken soup instead of water and spinach nga ok pamalit ng dahon ng sili..

kababayan Said:

Apr 11, 2008 » 3:07 PM

when i was in my native land phil. i didnt know how to cook tinolang manok. but now that im here in a foreign country for over a year now, that is one of the filipino dishes that i've really miss a lot. until one of my friends invited me just to visit their place and they cooked tinolang manok and then the following day i tried to cook it too and it was amazing and i was so happy that it was really really good SO YUMMY. my husband love it so much.

jamaica Said:

Apr 08, 2008 » 8:08 AM

tnx! mapapagluto ko na dadi ko!

Grace Said:

Apr 03, 2008 » 2:21 PM

I found this site nung monday and cooked the Tinola on tuesday. hehehe! It was very good. I'm trying other recipes in your 'collection'. Embutido next. Thanks for your site!

melanie Said:

Mar 30, 2008 » 2:31 PM

Thank for these tips on cooking i enjoy cooking the food want to learn more to make my husband happy with his favoite food that he like eating sincerely your melanie

Dan Said:

Mar 28, 2008 » 10:53 AM

thank you for the recipe. i will let you know kung masarap yum yum......

garcelli Said:

Mar 19, 2008 » 2:12 AM

thanks for the recipes. really very useful.

evelyn Said:

Feb 01, 2008 » 12:21 PM

thanks for this recipe i've searching how to cook tinolang manok, im filipino but im not a really good cook back in my country,,,but now im here in another country im trying so hard to cook tinolang manok coz i dont want to be embarrased my husband and my inlaws,,,but im sure im not cos i found this site with a good good filipino recipe specially tinolang chicken,,

Maan Said:

Jan 21, 2008 » 4:09 AM

thanks! waaah!!

Rosario Said:

Dec 20, 2007 » 6:20 PM

Thanks for the recipe i love to cook it right now!!!!!!!!!!!

ganda Said:

Nov 03, 2007 » 6:11 AM

thanks 4 this recipe...

jhojo(saudi) Said:

Oct 17, 2007 » 6:11 PM

sana maperfect ko na this time

jOaNnE LuAlhAti Said:

Oct 10, 2007 » 10:06 AM

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lannga Said:

Sep 26, 2007 » 11:31 PM

thanks for the recipe.. i will try to cook this

james Said:

Sep 17, 2007 » 9:08 PM

Hi, tnx alot for the recipe its really nice and it helps alot sa katulad kong nag aaral palang mag luto mag isa

Anyway have a nice day and godbless!

diane Said:

Aug 15, 2007 » 5:05 AM

yummy tinolang manok, this is my favorite when it comes to manok. thank's for the recipes

Sel Said:

Aug 13, 2007 » 8:07 PM

Cookie, Thank you for bookmarking this site.

This site is full of recipes especially Filipino food recipes and other important cooking tips that I need also to remember from time to time.

I have a pancit bihon recipe in this site, hope this is the version that you’re looking for.

Cookie Said:

Aug 05, 2007 » 1:04 AM

I was looking for a Pancit recipe and I went to different filipino site and it was not really accessible. I admit I'm not really a good cook especially filipino dish.I just want to thank you. Your web make it so easy for me. I decided to bookmark this page just in case. I promise my in laws to prepare this tomorrow for supper!!!!Thanks and all the best!

eden Said:

Jul 28, 2007 » 8:10 AM

thank you so much for this recipe.

jillianne Said:

Jul 27, 2007 » 9:13 AM

ang sarap hmmm.......

MALUNGGAY Said:

Jul 25, 2007 » 5:28 AM

...........WEEE!!! ANG SRAP DIN PLA NI TO GRAVE!!! KAYA TRY NYO NA DIN MAPAPADAME ANG KANIN MO AT TATAVA KA!!!! HEKHEK!!!!!

darlene Said:

Jul 22, 2007 » 7:07 AM

thanks for the recipe...will be constantly viewing this site...great help!

MYLENE MICHELLE Said:

Jul 05, 2007 » 10:54 PM

SALAMAT... MY MOM IS MISSING MY LOLA'S COOKING AND SHE'S A BIT UNDER THE WEATHER AND THIS RECIPE CAME IN HANDY...

joy Said:

Jun 25, 2007 » 7:37 PM

maraming salamat coz i know how to cook a filipino food now. this site help me alot and me and my hubby will planning to make a lumpia...its look so yummyyyyyyy. A BIG TY OF U

Lei Said:

Jun 20, 2007 » 5:15 AM

Tinolang manok is very tasty

madonna Said:

Jun 13, 2007 » 2:12 PM

good thing na meron tong website na to. its a big help to me. i really appreciate it.

Sel Said:

Mar 25, 2007 » 10:33 PM

Thank you for the suggestion...

Heherson Said:

Mar 19, 2007 » 12:35 PM

maraming salamat! mapa-latino o amerikano at afrikano, nagustuhan nila! and i would like to suggest also if you can post to how many people can the menu serve?

Sel Said:

Jan 18, 2007 » 10:28 PM

You're welcome M.R.Codina...

M.R.Codina Said:

Jan 12, 2007 » 8:07 PM

Giselle, Thank you so much for these recipes...
Just finished cooking this tinolang manok and it came out heavenly...
I think I am addicted to this blog.....

God Bless
M.R.Codina

Giselle Said:

Nov 14, 2006 » 10:03 PM

Happy Cooking Tess and you'll surely love this tinolang manok!

Tess Said:

Nov 13, 2006 » 9:07 PM

Thanks for the Tinolang Manok recipe. I''m in Sydney and been longing for tinolang manok ( just like my mothers'' use to make)...I''ll surely make tinolang manok soon. :)

God bless!

Giselle Said:

Aug 27, 2006 » 6:08 PM

That's right Carol!

Innovation and substitution to items and ingredients is the other option.

Carol Said:

Aug 25, 2006 » 12:51 PM

This is one of my all time favorite comfort food. I always used spinach for this coz its hard to find dahon ng sili here which we always used backhome.