Lechon Manok with Tanglad

Lemon grass is one of the most aromatic herb that can be used in cooking, commonly known in the Philippines as tanglad. Oven roasted chicken with lemon grass is very yummy,  and the fragrant of the lemon grass helped to make the inside part of the chicken aromatic. Try it.

Ingredients:
1 whole chicken
1/4 cup soy sauce
2 tablespoons lemon or calamansi Juice
1/4 teaspoon ground pepper
salt to taste
Lemon grass ( tanglad) enough to stuff the chicken

tanglad-lemongrass

Procedure:
1.Marinate the chicken with lemon juice, soy sauce, salt and ground pepper for an hour then stuff it with lemon grass.

2. Preheat the oven at 180C. Then put the chicken and  roast for 45 minutes, after 45 minutes, flip the chicken  so that we can roast the other side for another 45 minutes or until done.
3. Serve and enjoy.

Note: If you use a roasting rack no need to flip the chicken because it will be roasted evenly.

Chicken Kare-kare

Kare kare is a popular Filipino dish made with ox tail and tripe but today I tried it with chicken and it's also very yummy. Try this and let me know what is your opinion.

Ingredients for 8-10 servings:
1 kilo chicken (cut to your desired size)
2 cups water ( add if needed)
2 eggplant
1/4 kilo string beans or Baguio Beans
1 bunch pechay or Chinese cabbage
1/2 cup ground peanut or peanut butter (add if needed)
1 onion
3 cloves garlic
1 tablespoon atsuete powder ( add if needed)
salt and pepper to taste
Some shrimp paste for dipping sauce ( sawsawan)

Procedure:
1. Saute the garlic and onion until brownish then add the atsuete powder, continue to saute for 30 seconds then add the chicken and simmer until pinkish color of the meat is gone.
2. Add water and bring to a boil, when boiling reduce the heat and continue to simmer until the chicken is cooked.
3. Add the peanut butter,eggplant and beans then simmer until half cooked,then add the Chinese cabbage, salt and pepper to taste and simmer until done.

4. Serve it hot with shrimp paste for dipping.

Honey Glazed Roasted Chicken

A very simple recipe of roasted chicken that you will surely enjoy with your loved ones, specially if you love a little sweet taste in your viand.

Ingredients:
1 whole chicken ( around 1.5 kilos) cleaned
3 cloves minced garlic
2 tablespoons lemon or lime juice
1/2 teaspoon ground pepper
salt to taste
1/2 cup honey

Procedure:
1. Evenly massage the  lemon juice, minced garlic, salt and ground pepper to the chicken
2. Preheat the oven for 15 minutes at 180C. Then put the chicken and  roast for 45 minutes while basting it with honey every 15 minutes. After 45 minutes flip the chicken so that we can roast the other side for another 45 minutes and baste it with honey every 15 minutes, after this, it is now ready to be served.
3. Serve and enjoy.

Chicken Tanglad

A simple chicken dish that's budget friendly and smells just like tinola because of the lemon grass. Have you tried this before?

Ingredients for 4 servings:
1/2 kilo chicken
1 big stalk lemon grass ( tanglad) Tied
1 small onion
2 cloves garlic
3 cups water ( add if needed)
salt and pepper to taste
spring onion for garnishing

Procedure:
1. Saute the garlic and onion then add the chicken and braised it until it's a little brownish, then add the water, salt, pepper and tanglad, bring to a boil then simmer until the meat is fully cooked then turn off the heat.
2. Garnish with spring onion and serve it hot and enjoy the aromatic sauce.

Mely's Kitchen Pork and Chicken Adobo

I need to feed 20 persons that's why I put an egg as an extender to my pork and chicken adobo since I do not have carrots and potatoes. Nothing's left after the dinner and my friend's were satisfied. :-).

Ingredients:
1 kilo chicken
1 kilo pork
2 dozens cooked quail's egg
1 cup soy sauce
1 cup vinegar
4 cloves garlic
1 small onion
1 small bell pepper

Procedure:
1. Saute the garlic and onion then add the chicken, pork, ground pepper, vinegar and soy sauce, . Cover and let simmer for 5 minutes over medium heat. After 5 minutes, stir and mix well, continue to simmer until the meat is tender.

3. Continue to simmer until fully cooked, then increase the heat to make the sauce thicker then turn off the heat, put the eggs and serve.

Pork and Chicken Adobo

I always love this adobo combo specially when my older brother was the one who cooked it, but now, the more I love my version :D :D. The chicken meat is tenderer than pork, therefore it is important to choose a tender pork so that it  will be cook evenly with the chicken, here is my simple way of cooking this.

Ingredients for 5 servings:
1/4 kilo chicken
1/4 kilo pork
1/4 cup soy sauce
1/2 cup vinegar
salt and pepper to taste
3 cloves garlic

Procedure:
1. Marinate the pork and chicken with the soy sauce, salt and pepper.

2. Saute the garlic then add the marinated chicken and pork together with the marinade and simmer or 2 minutes.

3. Add the vinegar then cover, just allow to simmer over low heat to incorporate the flavor.
4. Stir constantly until fully cooked then serve it hot with rice and enjoy.