Sunday, December 14, 2014

HOW TO COOK ADOBONG PAA NG MANOK

HOW TO COOK ADOBONG PAA NG MANOK -eating chicken feet is part of the Filipino culture. Adobong paa ng manok is a tagalog term for chicken feet adobo. Chicken is very abundant in the Philippines in fact the Pinoys have our own native chickens but it is not the usual ones we are going to use for this dish but the broiler's or cobb vantress' because it is more fleshy than the native ones and easier to find in the poultry and meat section of the markets. Philippines is not the only country who make dishes out of chicken feet like South Korea for instance. Many food shops and food carts in the country offer this kind of dish, in fact, when the sun is setting, street vendors start to come to the downtown area with their carts and grills offering various street foods and Chicken barbecue is one of those. Cooking adobong paa ng manok is not that hard to do and I can say it is one of the easiest dishes to cook. I would like to say that it could be gross if the preparation is not right so make sure the nails and scales  are removed. Here is the easy recipe:


HOW TO COOK ADOBONG PAA NG MANOK

INGREDIENTS
1 kilo chicken feet
6 cloves garlic (minced)
1 red onion (thinly sliced)
2 thumb-size ginger (thinly sliced)
1/2 teaspoon freshly ground pepper
1 cup water
3 pieces red hot chili (optional)
1 cup soy sauce
1 tablespoon vinegar
cooking oil

STEP BY STEP COOKING PROCEDURE AND DIRECTIONS
1. Prepare the chicken feet by removing its nails and scales. The ones sold in the meat section is already clean from scales but still have nails.
2. In a deep pan, heat oil. Saute garlic until light brown, add onion and saute until soft.
3. Add the chicken feet and saute for 2 minutes.
4. Add the water and ginger and simmer until the water ran dry.
5. Add the soy sauce, vinegar, pepper and chili. Simmer until the sauce thickens.
6. Remove from heat and transfer in serving dish.
7. Serve with rice and enjoy!

HOW TO COOK ADOBONG PAA NG MANOK