Tinola (Filipino Ginger-Garlic Chicken Soup)

Name: Tinola (Filipino Ginger-Garlic Chicken Soup)
Cuisine: Asian
Ingredients: 3 tablespoons canola oil or avocado oil; ½ cup chopped yellow onion; ¼ cup thinly sliced fresh ginger; 6 cloves garlic, minced; 1 pound boneless, skinless chicken thighs, trimmed and cut into 1/2-inch pieces; 4 cups low-sodium chicken broth; 1 ½ cups peeled and cubed green papaya or chayote; 2 cups chopped malunggay leaves or bok choy leaves; 1 tablespoon fish sauce; ¼ teaspoon salt; ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper

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Tinola, a comforting chicken soup seasoned with plenty of ginger and garlic, has countless variations throughout the Philippines. The soup calls for malunggay leaves (aka moringa), which can be found fresh or frozen at Asian markets. Bok choy is a good substitute. Feel free to increase the amounts of garlic and fish sauce for an even more flavorful soup. Serve this easy and healthy chicken soup on its own or with jasmine rice, quinoa or wild rice.

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 08:44:56 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Great

Glycemic Index

Low

Nutrition per serving

Calories1250.7 kcal (63%)

Total Fat66.6 g (95%)

Carbs53.9 g (21%)

Sugars23.7 g (26%)

Protein114.4 g (229%)

Sodium2740.1 mg (137%)

Fiber7 g (25%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

0 servings

3 tablespoonscanola oil

or avocado oil

½ cupyellow onion

chopped

¼ cupfresh ginger

thinly sliced

6cloves garlic

minced

1 poundboneless skinless chicken thighs

trimmed and cut into 1/2-inch pieces

4 cupslow-sodium chicken broth

1 ½ cupsgreen papaya

peeled and cubed, or chayote

2 cupsmalunggay leaves

chopped, or bok choy leaves

1 tablespoonfish sauce

¼ teaspoonsalt

¼ teaspoonground black pepper

Instructions

Step 1

Heat oil in a large pot over medium heat. Add onion, ginger and garlic; cook, stirring, until the onion starts to turn translucent, about 3 minutes. Add chicken and broth; cook, stirring, until the chicken is just cooked through, about 5 minutes. Add papaya (or chayote), malunggay (or bok choy), fish sauce, salt and pepper; continue simmering until the vegetables are tender and the flavors have melded, about 5 minutes more.

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