Mike's Chicken Tinola

Name: Mike's Chicken Tinola
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 40 min
Ingredients: bone-in chicken, such as quarters; ginger large chunk cut into matchsticks; chicken bouillon to make stock; fish sauce 1 tbsp; chayote peeled and cut to size; olive oil; salt; pepper; spinach; optional spinach

12 steps

Cook:40min

A savory Filipino soup that's good served with rice. Using only a handful of ingredients, we can create a very warm and satisfying soup. For a more traditional flavor, add hot pepper leaf at the end.

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 12:57:43 GMT

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Ingredients

8 servings

chicken

bone-in, such as quarters

ginger

large k, cut into matchsticks

peeled and cut to size

Instructions

Step 1

set water in a large pot and add bouillon to make stock

Step 2

peel and cut ginger into matchsticks

Step 3

cut chicken into pieces, ideally through the bone. a hammer also works but remember to remove shards

Step 4

salt and pepper chicken then put aside

Step 5

heat olive oil and sweat ginger until fragrant, do not burn

Step 6

add chicken to oil and fry for 2 minutes making sure to incorporate the ginger oil into the chicken, browning is not important but can fry more if like

Step 7

stir in tablespoon of fish sauce to chicken, making sure it gets everywhere

Step 8

pour your chicken stock over the chicken and bring to a boil

Step 9

turn down heat for a low rolling boil and let roll for 20 minutes

Step 10

peel and chop chayote into small bite sized pieces and add to soup

Step 11

let boil for 10 more minutes, then turn off heat and let stir for another 10 minutes before serving

Step 12

optional step: stir in handful of chopped spinach or for a more traditional feel, use hot pepper leaf