Pancit Molo

Pancit Molo Ingredients:

1 pack molo (or siomai/wonton) wrappers
Filling

1/2 lb. ground pork
1/2 lb. shrimps, chopped
1 small singkamas (turnip), chopped finely
1 small carrot, chopped finely
1/2 tsp. ground pepper
1 tsp. salt
1 egg
Broth

2 tbsp. oil
3 cloves garlic, crushed
1 small onion, chopped
250 grams ground pork
100 grams sweet ham, chopped
100 grams shrimps, peeled
6 cups chicken broth
salt and pepper, to taste
chopped spring onions, to garnish
fried garlic, to garnish

Preparations:

Mix all ingredients for the filling. Get one molo wrapper and put a little filling in the center. Fold the wrapper, to make the two ends meet to seal. Repeat procedure to wrap all the fillings. Set aside.
In a saucepan, heat oil. Sauté garlic and onions. Add in the pork, ham and shrimps. Cook for a few minutes and then add the broth.
Bring to a boil and then drop in the stuffed molo wrappers. Season to taste. Cover and let it boil again. Reduce heat and let it simmer for a few minutes.
Serve hot. Topped with spring onions and fried garlic.
Makes 4-6 servings.

Pancit Sotanghon

Pancit Sotanghon Ingredients:

1/4 lb. sotanghon noodles
2 tbsp. cooking oil
1 medium onion, thinly slice
2 chicken breasts, deboned and sliced thinly crosswise
1 tbsp. patis (fish sauce)
1 tsp. salt
pinch of white pepper
2 cups chicken broth
1/4 cup carrots
1/2 cup sliced mushrooms
1/2 cup snow peas, sliced in 2 diagonally
3 green onions, cut 1″ long, for garnish

Preparations:

Cut sotanghon noodles into 3″ lengths. Set aside.
Sauté onion in hot oil. Add sliced chicken breasts and sauté until the meat becomes firm and white for about 5 minutes. Season with patis, salt and white pepper.
Add chicken broth. Simmer for 10 minutes. Add sotanghon noodles, cook for 5 minutes (be sure the heat is introduced slowly and you can keep the noodles from being overcooked and becomes soggy), add vegetables and cook until snow peas are done but still crisp for about 4-5 minutes. Taste and correct seasoning. Remove from heat.
Garnish with green onions.
Makes 4-6 servings.

Pancit Guisado (Sautéed Rice Sticks)

Pancit Guisado (Sautéed Rice Sticks) Ingredients:

2 lbs. chicken fryer (whole chicken)
1/4 lb. pork
3 tbsp. oil
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 medium onion, sliced thinly
1 tbsp. patis (fish sauce)
1/4 lb. shrimps, shelled, deveined and halved
1 medium carrot, cut into strips
1-1/2 cups cabbage, shredded
1 lb. bihon (rice vermicelli or rice sticks), soaked in warm water for 15 minutes and drained
1 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. pepper
2 hard cooked eggs, shelled and quartered
2 green onions, chopped
1 lemon, cut into wedges
1 tbsp. lemon juice
1/4 cup patis, for sawsawan

Preparations:

Cover chicken and pork with water in a pot. Bring to a boil. Lower heat and simmer for 15 minutes. Remove from heat. Save 4 cups of broth.
Remove meat from chicken and slice into thin strips. Cut pork about the same size as chicken meat.
In a large skillet, sauté garlic and onion in hot oil. Add meats and patis and stir-fry for 3 minutes. Add 2 cups of broth, simmer for 10 minutes.
Stir in shrimps and vegetables, bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low and add bihon, salt and pepper. Cook stirring until bihon is tender. Add more broth (a little at a time, so it will not become soggy) if mixture becomes too dry before noodles are done.
Remove from heat and serve. Garnish with wedges of eggs, green onions and lemon wedges. For extra seasoning, mix 1 tbsp. lemon juice with 1/4 cup patis in a small bowl.
Makes 6-8 servings.

Pancit Palabok

Pancit Palabok Ingredients:

8 cups water
1 cup mongo sprouts
1 lb. pancit bihon (rice noodles) or palabok noodles
Palabok Sauce

1/4 cup atsuete (annatto) seeds, soaked in
1/4 cup water
2 cups shrimp juice
6 tbsp. all-purpose flour
1/2 cup water
salt and pepper,to taste
Toppings

1 cup cooked pork, cut into strips
2 pcs. fried tokwa (beancurd), cubed
1/2 cup flaked tinapa (smoked fish)
1/2 cup pounded chicharon (pork cracklings)
2 eggs, hard-boiled and sliced into wedges
1/2 cup shrimps, boiled and shelled
1/2 cup finely chopped green onions, to garnish
1 tbsp. fried garlic, to garnish
kalamansi (Philippine lemon)

Preparations:

1. Boil water in a pot.  Place mongo sprouts in a strainer and then add the noodles.  Drop strainer into boiling water.  Cook sprouts and noodles until soft.  Drain well.  Pour noodles with sprouts in a large platter.
2. Prepare palabok sauce: Strain atsuete water.  Add to shrimp juice and cook in a saucepan.  Disperse flour in water and add to the pan.  Bring to a boil and stir constantly.  Season to taste.  Remove from heat and pour over cooked noodles.
3. Top with pork and tokwa.  Sprinkle with tinapa and chicharon.  Arrange egg slices and shrimps on top.  Garnish with green onions and fried garlic.  Serve with kalamansi.

Bam-i (Pancit Bisaya)

Bam-i (Pancit Bisaya) Ingredients:

1 (2 lbs.) fryer chicken, cut up
1/2 cup dried tengang daga (black woodear mushroom)
8.8oz sotanghon noodles, soaked in water just to soften a little, drain
2 tbsp. canola oil
3 cloves garlic, crushed
1 onion, sliced
patis (fish sauce), salt and pepper, to taste
1 pkg. (14oz) canton noodles
2 tbsp. minced cilantro
1 hard-cooked egg, sliced

Preparations:

Boil chicken in enough water to cover. Simmer until tender. Cool and shred chicken meat. Save about 6 cups of chicken broth.
Soak tengang daga in hot water for 15 minutes and then slice. Set aside.
Sauté garlic and onions in hot oil. Add sliced tengang daga, 6 cups chicken broth and seasonings. Bring to a boil.
Stir in canton for 3 minutes and then add sotanghon, shredded chicken meat and cilantro. Cook for 8-10 minutes. Check the doneness of the noodles (be sure not to overcooked and it will become soggy).
Garnish with slices of hard-cooked egg.
Makes 8 servings.

Pancit Canton

Pancit Canton Ingredients:

1/2 lb. shrimps
1 eggwhite
2 tbsp. cornstarch
2 chicken breast, deboned
3 tbsp. oil
3 cloves garlic, crushed
1 onion, chopped
2 pcs. chicken liver, cooked and sliced (optional)
patis (fish sauce), salt, pepper and soy sauce, to taste
1-1/2 cups chicken broth
1 head cauliflower, cut into floweretes
1/4 cup snow peas
1/3 cup leeks
1 small carrot, cut into rounds
2 tbsp. cornstarch, dispersed in
1/4 cup water
1 package canton noodles

Preparations:

Peel shrimps leaving the tails intact. Coat with a mixture of eggwhite and cornstarch. Slice chicken breast into strips and coat with cornstarch. Set aside.
In a wok (or large frying pan), heat oiland sauté garlic and onions. Add in chicken meat, liver and shrimps. Season to taste. Stir-fry for a few minutes.
Pour in broth and bring to a boil. Lower heat and let it simmer for 2 minutes. Add in all the vegetables. Cook until tender but still crisp. Thicken with dispersed cornstarch.
Stir in canton noodles and cook until tender.
Makes 4-6 servings.

Kare Kare

Kare Kare Ingredients:

1 kilo of beef (round or sirloin cut) cut into cubes, beef tripe or oxtail (cut 2 inch long) or a combination of all three (beef, tripe and oxtail)
3 cups of peanut butter
1/4 cup grounded toasted rice
1/2 cup cooked bagoong alamang (anchovies)
2 pieces onions, diced
2 heads of garlic, minced
4 tablespoons atsuete oil
4 pieces eggplant, sliced 1 inch thick
1 bundle Pechay (Bok choy) cut into 2 pieces
1 bundle of sitaw (string beans) cut to 2" long
1 banana bud, cut similar to eggplant slices, blanch in boiling water
1/2 cup oil
8 cups of water
Salt to taste

Kare Kare Cooking Instructions:

In a stock pot, boil beef, tripe and oxtails in water for an hour or until cooked. Strain and keep the stock.
In a big pan or wok, heat oil and atsuete oil.
Sauté garlic, onions until golden brown, then add the stock, toasted rice, beef, oxtail and peanut butter. Bring to a boil and simmer for 15 minutes. Salt to taste.
Add the eggplant, string beans, pechay and banana bud. Cook the vegetables for a few minutes - Do not overcook the vegetables.
Serve with bagoong on the side and hot plain rice.

Pork Kilawin

Pork Kilawin Ingredients:

1 kilo pork
1/3 cup soy sauce
1/2 cup Vinegar
2 medium onions, chopped
4 cups of water
1 teaspoon salt

Pork Kilawin Cooking Instructions:

In a casserole, put pork in water and some salt.
Bring to a boil and simmer for 20 minutes or until the pork is tender and the skin is soft.
Remove pork from water.
Slice the pork into bite sized pieces while still hot.
Place in a bowl and add vinegar, soy sauce and chopped, uncooked onions.
Serve immediately!

Chicken / Pork Adobo

Adobo Ingredients:

1/2 kilo pork cut in cubes + 1/2 kilo chicken, cut into pieces or
choice of either 1 kilo of pork or 1 kilo of chicken
1 head garlic, minced
1/2 yellow onion, diced
1/2 cup soy sauce
1 cup vinegar
2 cups of water
1 teaspoon paprika
5 laurel leaves (bay leaves)
4 tablespoons of cooking oil or olive oil
2 tablespoons cornstarch
Salt and pepper to taste
3 tablespoons water

Adobo Cooking Instructions:

In a big sauce pan or wok, heat 2 tablespoons of oil then sauté the minced garlic and onions.
Add the pork and chicken to the pan. Add 2 cups of water, 1/4 cup of soy sauce, vinegar, paprika and the bay leaves. Bring to a boil. Cover and simmer for 30 minutes or when meat is tender.
Remove the pork and chicken from the sauce pan and on another pan, heat cooking oil and brown the pork and chicken for a few minutes.
Mix the browned pork and chicken back to the sauce and add cornstarch dissolved in water to thicken.
Add salt and/or pepper if desired
Bring to a boil then simmer for an additional 5 minutes.
Serve hot with the adobo gravy and rice.

Adobo Cooking Tips:

You have the option to add crushed ginger to the onions and garlic when sautéing. Ginger adds a unique flavor to your pork/chicken adobo.

Pork / Chicken Adobo

Adobo Ingredients:

1/2 kilo pork cut in cubes + 1/2 kilo chicken, cut into pieces or
choice of either 1 kilo of pork or 1 kilo of chicken
1 head garlic, minced
1/2 yellow onion, diced
1/2 cup soy sauce
1 cup vinegar
2 cups of water
1 teaspoon paprika
5 laurel leaves (bay leaves)
4 tablespoons of cooking oil or olive oil
2 tablespoons cornstarch
Salt and pepper to taste
3 tablespoons water

Adobo Cooking Instructions:

In a big sauce pan or wok, heat 2 tablespoons of oil then sauté the minced garlic and onions.
Add the pork and chicken to the pan. Add 2 cups of water, 1/4 cup of soy sauce, vinegar, paprika and the bay leaves. Bring to a boil. Cover and simmer for 30 minutes or when meat is tender.
Remove the pork and chicken from the sauce pan and on another pan, heat cooking oil and brown the pork and chicken for a few minutes.
Mix the browned pork and chicken back to the sauce and add cornstarch dissolved in water to thicken.
Add salt and/or pepper if desired
Bring to a boil then simmer for an additional 5 minutes.
Serve hot with the adobo gravy and rice.

Adobo Cooking Tips:

You have the option to add crushed ginger to the onions and garlic when sautéing. Ginger adds a unique flavor to your pork/chicken adobo.

Pork Steak

Ingredients:

3/4 kilo tender pork or beef steaks, sliced
1 tablespoon kalamansi or lemon juice
5 tablespoons soy sauce
3 cloves of garlic
1 small piece ginger, crushed
1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
1/2 cup onions, sliced in rings
4 tablespoons cooking oil

Pork / Beef Steak Cooking Instructions:

Marinate the pork or beef steak in kalamansi (lemon) juice, garlic, ginger, soy sauce and pepper for 30 minutes.
In a frying, add cooking oil. Add the marinated pork or beef steak and cook slow until done.
Increase heat for a minute or two to brown steaks.
Add the sliced onions and continue to cook for another minute.
Serve on a platter including the oil and sauce.
Best served with hot plain rice.

Pork Sinigang

Pork Sinigang Ingredients:

3/4 kilo Pork, cut into chunks
3 tomatoes, sliced
2 onions, diced
5 cloves of garlic, minced
100 grams Kangkong (river spinach)
100 grams String beans
2 pieces horse radishes, sliced
3 pieces gabi (taro), pealed
2 pieces sili pag sigang (green finger pepper)
200 grams sampalok (tamarind)
3 tablespoons of patis (fish sauce)
1 liter of rice wash or water

Sinigang Cooking Instructions:

Boil sampalok in water until the shell shows cracks. Let cool then peal off the shells and with a strainer, pour samplalok (including water) into a bowl. Gently massage the sampalok meat off the seeds, strain again.
In a pot, sauté garlic and onion then add the tomatoes. Let simmer for 5 minutes.
Add pork and fish sauce then add the rice wash. Bring to a boil then simmer for 15 minutes then add the gabi. Continue to simmer for another 15 minutes or until the pork is tender.
Add the horse radish and simmer for 10 minutes then add the string beans, kangkong and sili (for spice-optional). Let boil for 2 minutes.
Serve piping hot.

Sinigang Cooking Tip:

Instead of sampalok fruit (tamarind), you can substitute it with any commercial souring seasoning like Knorr sampalok seasoning or tamarind bouillon cubes for this pork sinigang recipe.

Beef Stew

Beef Stew Ingredients:

1 kilo beef, cut into 1 1/2" x 1 1/2" cubes
8 potatoes cut the same size as the beef
1 bundle Pechay (Bok choy) cut into 2 pieces
1 small cabbage, quartered
5 onions, diced
1 head garlic, minced
4 tablespoons of patis (fish sauce)
3 tablespoons of cooking oil
10 corns of black pepper
1 liter of water
Salt and pepper to taste

Beef Stew Cooking Instructions:

In a big casserole, heat oil and sauté the garlic and onions.
Add water, the beef, black pepper and patis. Bring to a boil then simmer for 1 hour or until the beef is tender.
Add the potatoes. Continue to simmer until potatoes are cooked.
Add the cabbage then the pechay. Do not over cook the vegetables.
Salt and pepper to taste.
Serve steaming hot in a bowl and plain white rice.

Cooking Tips:

You can substitute the beef with chicken (chicken stew) or pork (pork stew) for variety.

Beef Morcon

Morcon Ingredients:

1 kilo beef, sliced 1/4 inch thick (3 pcs.)
1/4 kilo ground beef liver
200 grams sliced sausages or ham
200 grams pork fat (cut is strips)
3 hard boiled eggs, sliced
100 grams cheddar cheese in strips
100 grams grated cheddar cheese
2 onions, chopped
5 bay leaf (laurel)
1/2 teaspoon of ground black pepper
1/2 cup vinegar
2 teaspoon salt
2 cups of water
2 meters thread or string (for tying)

Beef Morcon Cooking Instructions:

Spread and stretch the sliced beef on your working table.
Arrange the filling on the sliced beef: sausage strips, cheese strips, sliced eggs, pork fat and some ground liver.
Roll the sliced beef with all the filling inside and secure with a thread or string.
Repeat the procedure for the two remaining beef slices.
On a pot, place the beef rolls and put the water, the remaining ground liver, grated cheese, chopped onions, bay leaves, ground black pepper and salt.
Cover the pot and bring to a boil. Simmer for one hour.
Add the vinegar and continue to simmer of another hour or until beef is tender.
Slice the beef morcon, arrange on a platter and top with the sauce/ gravy poured on top.

Cooking Tips:

A spoon or two of flour can be added to water to thicken the sauce.
Instead of boiling in a pot, you can use a pressure cooker for faster cooking.
Optional: Garnish with olives before serving.

Tapa

TAPA RECIPE SHOPPING LIST:

Beef - Round or Chuck or any lean cut
Whole Lemons or Lemon Juice

IN THE PANTRY:

Soy Sauce
Sugar
Garlic
Black Pepper
Cooking Oil

INGREDIENTS

2 pounds beef round or chuck, sliced thinly against the grain
1/2 cup lemon juice
1/3 cup soy sauce
2 tablespoons sugar
1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
1 head garlic, minced
Canola or any cooking oil for frying

1 Mix together all the ingredients except the cooking oil. Blend well to coat beef thoroughly with the liquids and seasonings.

2 Cover and let marinate inside the refrigerator for minimum of 4 hours, or even overnight.

3 To cook, drain first the excess liquid from the marinade so the beef will fry and not boil in its own liquid.

4 Heat up the oil in the pan, fry the beef in batches.

5 Serve with Fried Rice, Fried Egg and a side of cut tomatoes.

COOK'S TIPS

Substitute vinegar if lemon juice is not available. Use the same measure. The dish will be more tangy than tart.
Since this recipe is a wet marinade, it is important to drain the liquid well before frying. Too much liquid will cause it to boil in it rather than fry.
I suggest that you do not marinate the beef for more than 24 hours. If you don't plan to cook the whole batch of beef that you marinated, you can keep what is left over in your freezer for up to 2 weeks. Just remember to label and date it.

Rellenong Manok

Rellenong Manok Ingredients:

1 whole chicken, deboned with shape kept
2 tablespoons calamansi juice
2 tablespoons soy sauce
1 1/2 tablespoons sugar

Stuffing

1/2 kilo ground pork
1/2 cup bacon, diced
1 cup ham, diced
1 can Vienna sausage, drained and sliced
1/4 cup sweet green peas
1/4 cup carrots, minced
1/4 cup breadcrumbs
1/4 cup pickle relish
1/4 cup raisins
1/2 cup cheddar cheese, grated
5 whole eggs, beaten
1/2 cup butter
2 tablespoons soy sauce
1 tablespoon sugar
Salt and pepper to taste

Rellenong Manok Cooking Instructions:

Marinate chicken in calamansi juice, soy sauce and sugar.
In a bowl, mix all stuffing ingredients well.
Stuff the chicken in all parts.
Sew the cavity opening and truss the chicken.
Wrap chicken in aluminium foil.
Heat oven at 350 degrees Fahrenheit and bake breast-up for an hour or until chicken is cooked.
Open the foil an rub chicken with butter and put back in oven until golden brown.

Chicken Curry

Chicken Curry Ingredients:

1 Kilo chicken cut to pieces
2 to 3 pieces of potatoes, quartered
2 to 3 pieces of carrots, cut to pieces
1 big red bell pepper cut into 1"x1" squares
1 big green bell pepper cut into 1"x1" squares
2 mid-sized onions, chopped
1 bulb of garlic, minced
1 thumb-sized ginger, pounded then sliced
2 cups coconut milk
2 to 3 tablespoons of curry powder
1 teaspoon chili powder or minced chili (optional)
4 tablespoons cooking oil
Salt and pepper to taste

Chicken Curry Cooking Instructions:

In frying pan or wok, fry the cut chicken until light brown. Next, fry potatoes and carrots, set aside.
In a sauce pan, sauté garlic, onions and ginger in cooking oil for 2 minutes.
Add the chicken, coconut milk, curry powder and chili powder. Simmer for 10 minutes.
Add potatoes, carrots and continue to simmer for another 5 minutes or until tender.
Add red and green bell pepper, salt (about 1 tablespoon) and pepper to taste.
Serve hot with steamed rice.

Cooking Notes:

Coconut milk may be canned from the grocery store. When using fresh coconut, milk grated coconut meat with 1/2 cup of water, then set aside. Again, milk the grated coconut milk for the second time using 1 1/2 cups of water. While cooking, use the 2nd milking first, then add the 1st coconut milk near then end of cooking -just after putting the potatoes and carrots.
Use fish sauce (patis) instead salt when available.

Chicken Pastel

Chicken Pastel Ingredients:

One 1 1/2 kilo chicken, cut in pieces
One can (14 ounces) Vienna sausage, sliced
3 potatoes, diced
1 carrot, diced
1 up mushrooms, cut in half
1 green bell pepper, sliced in strips
1/2 cup sweet peas
1 onion, minced
1/4 cup grated cheese
1 cup margarine
2 cups chicken stock (broth)
1/2 cup evaporated milk
4 tablespoons soy sauce
1 lemon extract (juice)
1 egg, beaten
Salt and pepper to taste
Pie Crust
2 cups flour
1/2 cup corn oil or vegetable oil
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup of water

Chicken Pastel Cooking Instructions:

In a bowl, marinate chicken lemon juice and soy sauce for an hour.
In a skillet, melt margarine and brown chicken, set aside.
Sauté onion, bell pepper an mushrooms then add chicken broth. Simmer for 15 minutes then add potatoes, carrots, sweet peas, sausages, grated cheese and milk. Continue cooking for 10 minutes. Salt to taste.
Transfer to a baking dish.
Pre-heat oven to 450 degrees Fahrenheit.
On a bowl, combine the flour, salt, cold water and oil. Mix into a ball.
On a flat surface, roll flat the pastry and cover the chicken pastel mixture and seal the sides by pressing on the edges. Remove excess pastry.
Punch small holes on the pastry to let out steam during baking then brush with beaten egg.
Bake until golden brown (about 15 minutes).

Roasted Chicken

Roasted Chicken Ingredients:

2 kilo dressed chicken (broiler)
2 cups of lemon grass (tanlad)
3 tablespoons of cooking oil
2 tablespoons of salt

Cooking Instructions:

Make sure the chicken is clean with no remaining small feathers and no insides.
Wash thoroughly and pat dry with a paper towel
Rub the whole chicken with cooking oil as well as the inside cavity.
Next apply salt all over, again, including the insides.
Fill the cavity with lemon grass
Pre-heat oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit
Place the chicken on an oven rotisserie.
If you don't have a rotisserie put the chicken on an elevated rack on a baking pan - breast side up (so the bottom of the chicken does not touch the baking pan).
Bake for 1 hour or until the chicken is golden brown. When you prick between the chicken thigh and body and the juice runs clear (not bloody) the chicken is done.
Serve with mashed potatoes, rice or corn on the side.
Roasted Chicken Cooking Note:
If baking at 325 degrees Fahrenheit, bake for 1 1/2 to 2 hours in the oven.

Beef Kaldereta

Beef Kaldereta Ingredients:

1 kilo beef, cut into chunks
1 big can (350g) liver spread or ground liver
5 onions, minced
5 cloves garlic, minced
6 tomatoes, sliced
1 cup tomato sauce
3 green peppers, diced
3 red peppers, diced
4 pieces hot chilli peppers, minced
3/4 cup grated cheese
2 cups beef stock or water
1/4 cup cooking or olive oil

Kaldereta Cooking Instructions:

In a casserole, sauté: garlic and onions in oil. Then add tomatoes, red & green pepper and chilli peppers.
Add in the beef, tomato sauce, liver spread and water or stock. Salt to taste and let simmer for at least 1 hour or until the beef is tender.
Add cheese and olives (optional) and continue to simmer until the sauce thickens.
Serve with plain rice

Pork Menudo

Menudo Ingredients:

1/2 kilo pork (cut into small chunks)
1/4 kilo pork liver (cut into small cubes)
5 pieces chorizo Bilbao (also cut in small pieces)
4 potatoes (peeled, cut in small cubes, fried)
1 green and 1 red bell pepper (diced)
1 cup chickpeas
1/4 cup raisins
1/2 teaspoon paprika
1 cup pork or chicken stock
2 teaspoons of patis (fish sauce)
3 tablespoons oil
1 tablespoon atsuete oil (optional)
3 tomatoes (diced)
1 small head of garlic (minced)
1 medium size onion (diced)

Menudo Cooking Instructions:

In a pan or wok, heat cooking oil and atsuete oil.
Saute garlic, onion. Then add the pork, liver, chorizo de Bilabo, tomatoes, bell pepper, paprika, patis and the stock.
Cover and bring to a boil. Simmer for 20 minutes or until the pork is tender.
Add the chickpeas, potatoes and raisins. Boil of another 2 minutes.
Salt and pepper to taste.
Serve hot with white rice.

Fried Chicken

Fried Chicken Ingredients:

• 1 1/2 kilo chicken, cut into pieces
• 1/4 cup of white vinegar
• 5 cloves of garlic, crushed
• 1 cup of water
• 2 cups cooking oil
• Salt and pepper to taste

Instructions:

• In a pot, simmer chicken in vinegar, garlic, water, salt and pepper.
• Remove just before the chicken is fully cooked.
• Strain off liquid.
• In a frying pan or wok, heat oil and deep fry the chicken until golden brown
• Place on paper towel to remove excess oil
• Serve hot with rice and sliced cucumber or atchara on the side.