PINAUPONG MANOK SA ASIN RECIPE
Pinaupong Manok sa Asin consists of steamed whole chicken on salt. This dish is considered the healthiest Filipino dish. And the healthiest method of cooking in the Philippine Cuisine. Whole chicken stuffed with spices and slowly infused to the whole chicken. Pinaupong manok is good for drinking accompaniment. But can also served as mains with boiled rice. A mixture of soy sauce and lemon/calamansi is the popular dipping sauce.
Equipment
- 1 Banana Leaf or Foil cut to the diameter of the pot
- 1 Butcher's Twine or heat resistant food-safe tie
Ingredients
- 1 k Chicken Whole
- 1 tbsp Salt
- 1 tbsp Ground Black Pepper
- 2 pcs Onion quartered
- 1 head Garlic crushed
- 1 pc Ginger sliced
- 1 bucch lemon grass
- ½ tsp msg - optional
- 3 cups Salt
- 1 pc Banana Leaf or Foil cut to the diameter of the pot
- 2 liter Water
- 3 tbsp Salt
Instructions
- Disolve 3 tbsp salt in water and submerge chicken for at least 30 minutes(ideally 12hrs).1 k Chicken, 2 liter Water, 3 tbsp Salt
- Level 3 cups salt or about 2 inches deep in the bottom of the pot and place banana leaf or foil on top.3 cups Salt, 1 pc Banana Leaf or Foil
- Drain and dry chicken with paper towel and season chicken with mixed salt, pepper and msg(optional) inside and outside masaging to the entire chicken skin.1 tbsp Salt, 1 tbsp Ground Black Pepper, ½ tsp msg
- Stuff chicken with lemon grass, onions, garlic and ginger.2 pcs Onion, 1 head Garlic, 1 pc Ginger, 1 bucch lemon grass
- Tie chicken's legs together to secure stuffing.
- Sit chicken on top of banana leaf/foil and cover with tight-fitting pot cover.
- Cook in medium heat for 50 mins or until chicken is tender.
- Serve with soy sauce and lemon/calamansi mixture dipping sauce.