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Chicken Binakol

Yields1 ServingTotal Time40 mins

Satisfy your cravings with chicken binakol—a delightful concoction of coconut-infused broth and succulent chicken, delivering a taste of tropical comfort.

 3 tbsp cooking oil
 4 garlic cloveschopped
 1 red onionchopped
 1 tbsp gingerchopped
 4 stalks tangladcut in 1 inch length and pounded
 1 whole chickencut into serving pieces
 1 tbsp patis
 black pepperto season
 1 cup bell pepper
 1 ½ cups young coconut meat
 3 cups young coconut water
 2 cups chicken broth
 1 small green papayawedged
 1 cup sili leaves
 whole, hollowed-out buko for serving
1

Heat cooking oil. Fry chicken pieces until golden brown and set aside.

2

In the same pot, saute onion and garlic. Add ginger and cook for 1 minute.

3

Add the chicken back. Season with patis

4

Add young coconut water, chicken broth, tanglad and papaya. Allow to boil for 30 minutes.

5

Mix in red bell pepper and young coconut meat. Simmer for 5 minutes.

6

7

Turn the heat off, and then transfer to a serving bowl. Serve with steamed rice.