A sweet, sour, tangy chichen dish from Philippines. It’s truly delicious.
Ingredients required:
• Chicken 500 gms – you may use any cuts, thighs or drumstick. • Dark Soy sauce 1/2 cup• Brown sugar 2 tbsp• Apple Cidar Vinegar 1/2 cup – you may use white vinegar too• Onion 2 medium size sliced• Ginger 2″ length finely chopped• Garlic 5 cloves finely chopped• Black pepper crushed 1tsp• Fresh red chillies 3 nos sliced• Kosher salt as required• Bay leaves 3 nos• Spring onion(Scallions) chopped
Prepare the marinade with soy sauce, vinegar, black pepper, chopped garlic, chopped ginger and brown sugar. Marinate the chicken for overnight. You may also use individual discretion on number of hours it should be marinated. However, overnight marination is recommended.
Heat a pan over medium flame. Pour in the oil. Once the oil is hot, add the chicken pieces from the marinade to pan and let’s start browning*the chicken.Keep turning the chicken both sides to get evenly browned. Once done, remove the chicken and add sliced onion in to pan and saute till it’s translucent. Add now the chicken and the left over marinade,bay leaves and the chilly. Give it a good stir.Make sure there is adequate sauce for the chicken to get braised. If not, add little water, mix well cover the pan and cook for about 20 minutes in low flame. Now give a slow stirring so that all pieces get overturned and check for sauce consistency. Should need the sauce be little more thick increase the flame to medium and cook for another 3 to 5 minutes.
Garnish with spring onions.
Happy cooking!
*This procedure is not compulsory, but to get a brown color on chicken which will enhance the flavours.If you want to skip this process, when the oil is hot, Add onion saute till it’s translucent and add the chicken.
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