HOW TO COOK PININYAHANG MANOK (PINEAPPLE CHICKEN)
Lets talk about how to cook Pininyahang Manok. There are tons of dishes you can make with chicken. One of these recipes
is the Pininyahang Manok, a dish
which is marinaded in natural pineapple juice and cooked with pineapple chunks
combined with vegetables. Pininyahang
Manok is a traditional dish in the Philippines
and because of its delicious taste it reached the United States.
You can make many versions of Pininyahang
manok because you can combine it with vegetables. You may combine it with
tomatoes, potatoes and even carrots. When I went to our family reunion in
Pangasinan two days ago, my aunt asked me what dishes should we cook for the
party and Pininyahang Manok is one
of the dishes I told her. She asked me for the recipe and she was amazed because my recipe is different from their usual Pininyahang Manok. My aunt looked at me doubtfuly, maybe she
thought that my Pininyahang Manok
would be worse because of its rarity but the good thing she noticed is that my recipe costs less than their usual Pininyahang Manok. So she tried it and
the outcome was very great, she loved it! She said that I will make a very good
chef, haha! Well, I was flattered. So if you want to impress your loved ones,
try my Pininyahang Manok. Here is
the recipe:
PININYAHANG MANOK (PINEAPPLE CHICKEN) RECIPE:
INGREDIENTS
1 kg chicken, cut into serving
sizes
2 cups of natural pineapple juice
12 oz canned pineapple chunks
5 pcs green bell pepper strips
1 medium size potato, diced in
small pieces
1 medium size carrots, diced in small
pieces
Fish sauce, to taste
½ cup tomato sauce
5 cloves garlic, minced
¼ cup onion, sliced
2 tbsp veg. or cooking oil
PROCEDURE
- In a bowl, marinade the chicken with pineapple juice for one hour.
- In a pan, heat oil in medium-high heat.
- Saute garlic until brown then add onion.
- Add the chicken, saute for 5 minutes.
- Add the juice, chunks, and tomato sauce, simmer until the chicken is tender.
- Add the carrots and potatoes and simmer until potatoes are cooked.
- Add the bell pepper and simmer for another 3 minutes.
- Add fish sauce as much as desired.
- Remove from heat and serve.