Sinampalukang Manok (Chicken in Tamarind Soup)
Ingredients
2 tbsp. cooking oil
3 cloves garlic, minced
1 large onion, sliced
1 med. size ginger, sliced
1 chicken, cut into serving pieces
patis or fish sauce to taste
3 cups water
3 tbsp. tamarind soup base like knorr
1 cup sili leaves or malunggay leaves
Instructions
1) Saute garlic in cooking oil until golden brown, add the onion and garlic
2) Add the chicken, stir fry and season with fish sauce
3) When the chicken is almost brown add water and bring to a boil
4) Simmer for almost 20 minutes
5) Add the sili or malunggay leaves and the tamarind soup base, bring to a boil then turn off the heat
6) Serve hot with rice
