Tinola

==Description==
Chicken ginger Stew. This is Chicken in a clear soup. Very satisfying. The dominant flavour (besides the Chicken) should be the ginger, then the patis (fish sauce) and then the chili tops adds a piquant flavour as a finish.
 
===Ingredients===
*1 kilo Chicken - cut into serving pieces
*1 1/2 Tbsp oil
*1 Tbsp garlic - minced
*1 medium Onion - sliced
*1 square inch ginger - julienned
*2 Tbsp patis (fish sauce)
*5 cups rice water* or plain water
*1 chayote (sayote) or unripe papaya
*a bunch of chilli tops (talbos ng sili)
===Directions===
1. Peel chayote or unripe papaya with a Potato peeler and cut in half along the groove in the middle. Take out the white pith and seed in the middle using a spoon. Cut each half lengthwise and cut again crosswise (or diagonally) in about 3/4 inch intervals. Set aside.
2. Heat oil in a pot. Saute garlic and Onion until Onion is translucent.
3. Add in ginger and cook for about 3-4 minutes.
4. Add the patis and Chicken. Mix well. Cover and simmer for about 5 minutes letting the Chicken abosorb the patis. Stir occassionally.
5. Pour in rice water and bring to boil. Bring down heat to simmer and cook for 30 minutes.
6. [optional] Skim off excess oil floating on top.
7. Add chayote, bring up to boil again and cook for 5 minutes or until chayote is done.
8. Put in chilli tops and cook for about 2 minutes. Serve while hot.
Note: *rice water is the water used for washing rice before cooking it. So you should really cook rice before cooking this dish.
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==See also==
Category: Filipino Soups Category:Soups
 Category:Recipes
Category:Chicken Recipes
Category:Chili Recipes
Category:Filipino Recipes
Category: Boiled Chayote Recipes
Category: Pan-fry Chayote Recipes
Category: Chayote Soup Recipes
category:Papaya Recipes
category:Potato Recipes
category:chayote Recipes
category:ginger Recipes
category:chile leaf Recipes
category:ginger Recipes
category:garlic Recipes
category:water Recipes
category:chile leaf Recipes
category:Onion Recipes
category:rice Recipes
category:oil Recipes
category:fish Recipes