Chicken with Green Papaya aka Tinolang Manok

green papaya peeled and sliced

Japanese long squash for substitute

green papayas

basic ingredients

Let's kaukau mangan tayon!!

Ingredients:

1 whole 3-4 lb fryer Chicken chopped into 1-2 inch bit sized chunks, remove skin if you want it less fatty
2-3 Tbsp Cooking oil
1 large White or yellow onion, chopped fine
3-6 Garlic cloves, chopped and minced fine
3-4 inch fresh Ginger root knuckle, sliced into coins and crushed
2-4 bay leaves laurel ripped into 1/4 pieces to release aromatics
2 Tbsp Fish sauce, patis, or nam pla or nuoc mam.
4-6 Cups of water to cover chicken
Fresh cracked black pepper to taste
4 Cups peeled and cubed unripened green papaya or you may substitute with peeled and cubed chayote or Japanese long squash (upo).
2 C fresh marunggay (horse radish tree) leaves or ampalaya (bittermelon) leaves
2-4 sweet sili or chili peppers or 1-2 serrano chili peppers(if you like it hot)

Cooking Instructions:

1. Heat the oil over medium heat in a large pot. 
2. Add the onions and saute until transparent, about 3-4 minutes. 
3. Add the garlic and ginger and saute another 2-3 minutes. 
4. Add bay leaves and coninue to saute.
5. Add the chicken pieces and saute another 5 minutes to partially cook and lightly brown. 
6. Add water to cover the chicken and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer 25-30 minutes, stirring and skimming off fat and scum occasionally. 
7. Add the fish sauce and stir well.
8. Add cubed papaya and sili peppers and simmer another 5-10 minutes until papaya is tender. 
9. Add black pepper to taste and stir in the marunggay leaves. 
10. Taste sabaw or broth and add ore patis for additional saltiness if needed.
11. Remove from heat as you don't want to overcook your papaya and get it smashed and mushy.  Unless you like it that way. :)

This is a great dish for when you have a cold or flu.  Nice hot and rich savory sabaw or broth flavored with a strong bold ginger flavor.  And if you love ginger you can eat the slices too! I do! :)  Eat and serve with hot steamed white rice for a dish that reminds you of growing up in Hawaii or in the Philippines.  Enjoy!

Let's kaukau!!  :D

Hawaiian Shoyu Chicken

Ingredients:

5 lbs chicken thighs, chicken hindquarters, or chicken drummettes/wings rinsed and drained.

Sauce:
2 cups Aloha shoyu
1 cup water
1 cup brown sugar
1-2 inch fresh ginger root halved and pounded.
6-8 cloves garlic smashed and peeled.  Rough chopped.
1 medium round white or yellow onion peeled and sliced    
4-6 star anise
2 bay leaves
1/2 cup shaoxing rice wine or straight whiskey
1/2 tsp Chinese five spice
Dash fresh cracked black pepper to taste
2 Tbsp vegetable or peanut oil


Garnish:
1 bunch sliced green onion
1 bunch cilantro or chinese parsley chopped
Sesame oil


Cooking Instructions:


In a big stockpot, heat oil til hot and add herbs of ginger, garlic, bay leaves,

round onion, and star anise to release aromatics.  Be careful not to burn them, 

then add shoyu, water, and whiskey.  Bring to a boil then add rinsed and drained

chicken pieces.  Bring to a boil then drop heat down to a simmer for 20 minutes.

 Slowly stir chicken and add sugar and black pepper and let simmer another 20

minutes.  Turn off heat and let stand for 15-30 minutes in pot.

Bring chicken to serving dish or pan.  Add garnish herbs over chicken and

drizzle sesame oil over chicken then add shoyu sauce from pot over chicken.

Serve with white or brown rice with Hawaiian Macaroni Salad!

So onolicious let's kaukau now!!

Enjoy!!

Serves 6

Homemade Teriyaki BBQ Shortribs just like L&L Drive Inn!

Ok it's been a while since my last posting. Here is a recipe for everybody on the Mainland USA and beyond that miss local Hawaiian style plate lunches and for those who never had a local Hawaiian plate lunch. Especially the ones made famous from L&L Hawaiian Barbecue which is Hawaii's #1 fast food takeout restaurant franchise with 100 locations from the west to east coast and growing.
This recipe is a clone of their Hawaiian Barbecue Shortribs. After careful trial and error and googling the net for similar recipes, my recipe could put you in the plate lunch business. lol :) Please note that this recipe is for 10-15 people for a potluck bbq cookout party. You may soak a little meat at a time and cook the amount of meat at your preference or whenever you crave Hawaiian plate lunch bbq. You may grill the shortribs over charcoal or propane but the way L&L does it is just on a flat metal griddle or grill with oil. Grilling the meat over a flame is ok if you prefer it that way but oil in a saute' pan keeps the meat moist and tender and a little bit greasy! mmmmmmmmm!! lol :D

Teriyaki BBQ Shortribs

Teriyaki Sauce/Marinade Ingredients:
1 5lb tray USDA Choice beef shortribs thinly sliced
6 cups hot water
3 cups brown sugar
6 cups Aloha Shoyu Lower Salt Soy Sauce
1/4 cup shaoxing wine or straight whiskey
8 large fresh garlic cloves, minced fine
2-3 inch knuckle of fresh ginger root, peeled and minced fine
1 can frozen orange juice concentrate
Canola oil for pan frying
Yields: 1 gallon of sauce

Procedure:
Water must be hot enough to dissolve sugar so heat water in a large saucepan or pot. Combine water, sugar, and soy sauce. Stir to blend with wire whisk until sugar is completely dissolved.
Add the ginger, garlic, wine, and orange juice. Stir to blend well.
Transfer to a container and store in fridge.
Add shortribs to clean container for marinating. Cover with teriyaki sauce/marinade and soak overnight for about 4-8 hours. The sauce isn't overly salty or sweet. The longer the marinade process the more tender, sweeter, and saltier the meat will become. About 6 hours or so is just right.
Cooking Procedure:
Add 1 Tbsp canola oil to a large frying or saute' pan over medium high heat.
When the pan begins to smoke, place marinated shortrib pieces into the pan. Let it cook until seared and lightly charred on both sides.
Serve with steamed hot white rice and macaroni salad just like L&L. :)
Enjoy!!! :D