Philippines

Tinola

Name: Tinola
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Philippines
Ingredients: 1 kg Chicken pieces; 4 cm Ginger; 1 Green papaya (or chayote); 1 each Garlic & onion; 2 tbsp Fish sauce; 1 handful Chilli-pepper leaves or spinach; 1.5 l Water

Filipino chicken soup with ginger and papaya

Tinola is a clear, comforting Filipino chicken soup cooked in families for generations. It even appears in the national novel Noli Me Tángere.

Chicken is simmered with plenty of ginger; green papaya and chilli-pepper leaves give the broth freshness and a slightly bitter note.

Servings4

Time50 min

LevelEasy

Ingredients

Chicken pieces1 kg
Ginger4 cm
Green papaya (or chayote)1
Garlic & onion1 each
Fish sauce2 tbsp
Chilli-pepper leaves or spinach1 handful
Water1.5 l

★ = available authentic in the Asia Boutique

Preparation

Fry the garlic, onion and ginger.
Add the chicken and sear briefly.
Pour in water and simmer for 30 minutes.
Add the papaya, cook soft, season with fish sauce.
Fold in the leafy greens and let steep briefly.

Make it original

Fish sauce for a real tinola is in the Asia Boutique.

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