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Last weekend I decided to buy chicken since I wanted to make this dish...Tinolang Manok (Chicken Ginger Stew), with Unripe Papaya, this week.

As usual, I don't follow recipes to the letter, and I even have this irritating habit of adding in (or omitting) some ingredients. LOL. In this case, I think bell peppers and spring onions aren't normally part of this dish; I omitted the onions. Weird, huh? :D


Shots above are some of the ingredients I used: Chicken, unripe papaya, bell pepper, ginger, garlic, spring onions, and chili leaves. I sliced the ginger, bell pepper, and garlic in small cubes since I wanted to mix them with my rice and eat them (once the dish was cooked). I like their taste. Period. ;P

First, I sauteed the ginger, garlic, and bell pepper for a few seconds in canola oil, then added in the chicken parts. Cooked them for a few minutes in low heat (I didn't want the other ingredients to burn) until the chicken changed color. Water was then added, and salt and pepper. Left it on to simmer for about twenty minutes then added the papayas. Once the papayas were almost cooked the chili leaves came next and fish sauce (this is usually the part where I adjust the taste).  The last ingredient to be added was the spring onions....

Here's the result:


Perfect on a rainy day, with steamed rice. For me it's perfect as it is, too ... and sometimes you can even find me happily slurping my share in front of my computer. lol. :D

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23 shared thoughts:

Unknown at: Fri Jul 15, 12:15:00 AM GMT+8 said...

i also love to chew on garlic, especially fried.:p
since you used chili leaves, then bell pepper is OK. our tinola is not tinola without lemongrass.:p

Heather S-G at: Fri Jul 15, 12:16:00 AM GMT+8 said...

Anything with ginger and I'm a happy girl...would love a bowl of this, it looks delicious :D

Angi at: Fri Jul 15, 12:21:00 AM GMT+8 said...

so perfect for our bad hair day weather.

stoic_khail at: Fri Jul 15, 12:49:00 AM GMT+8 said...

Wow! Peborit ko :) I just had may late dinner, ngayon gutom na naman ako. It's your fault :|

maiylah at: Fri Jul 15, 03:01:00 AM GMT+8 said...

thanks, LM
...yeah, i remembered lemongrass...it was ever present in our tinolas at home, too! but my kids don't seem to like it when i tried it with lemongrass/tanglad...but am hoping that someday they will. lol

thanks, Heather
...am sure you'll love slurping on this if you love ginger!

thanks, Angi
...is it raining and cold there again? what kind of summer is that? lol. stay warm and safe!

thanks, stoic_khail
...tara, kain ulit! lol

many thanks again, everyone! ♥

Mirage at: Fri Jul 15, 06:19:00 AM GMT+8 said...

hihihi thanks for mentioning tomato---I knew something's amiss when I published that post---yun pala tomatoes nga...lols.

princess cj haven at: Fri Jul 15, 08:28:00 AM GMT+8 said...

Hmmmm... naku parang gusto tlga akong pag lutuin ng tinolang manok... kc kahapon ko pa ito gustong ulam.. Lolz..

Sarap...

beatingheartbaby at: Fri Jul 15, 08:29:00 AM GMT+8 said...

sarap naman...

one of my favorite na luto sa manok, lalo na sa native chicken.. :)

maiylah at: Fri Jul 15, 08:56:00 AM GMT+8 said...

thanks, G
...hehe, oo kasi meron akong napansin na mga reddish strips dun with the beef, kaya ako nagtanong. lol

thanks, princess cj
...appreciate your dropping by! couldn't see a blog associated with your blogger account...would love to visit you back.

thanks, beatingheartbaby
...oo nga, mas malasa kung native chicken ang gagamitin. sayang nga lang at di na ganun kadali bumili nun dito...pero alam mo ung kapitbahay namin merong native chicken...lol

many thanks for dropping by, ladies!
enjoy the rest of the week! ♥

Unknown at: Fri Jul 15, 11:37:00 AM GMT+8 said...

sarap sarap naman lalo na pag umuulan...

happy FF!

Jean Soo at: Fri Jul 15, 01:57:00 PM GMT+8 said...

yumm... it's sure a perfect dish for a rainy day! :)

Jenn at: Fri Jul 15, 02:55:00 PM GMT+8 said...

Tinola is my least favorite chicken dish (but I do eat it naman). I do love how you photographed the ingredients! Ang ganda!

maiylah at: Fri Jul 15, 03:42:00 PM GMT+8 said...

thanks, Vhen
...i agree! love ko din ung post mo...one of my fave: suman!

thanks, Jean
...love the american style breakfast that you prepared for your hubby!

thanks, Jenn
...i wonder why you don't like it much? ;)
...thanks for the compliment! much appreciated!

many thanks again, ladies
enjoy the rest of the week! ♥

Oggi at: Fri Jul 15, 07:37:00 PM GMT+8 said...

I love your version of tinola. Green pepper sounds good to me and I like the spring onions too. Delicious!

maiylah at: Fri Jul 15, 09:05:00 PM GMT+8 said...

thanks, Ms. Oggi
...am not sure why, but sometimes i just want to change the ingredient(s). weird! lol

thanks for playing again and sharing your yummy sandwich!
have a safe and happy weekend! ♥

Leckeres für Mensch und Katze at: Sat Jul 16, 03:53:00 AM GMT+8 said...

I joined this meme and I follow you! :) You have a nice blog with beautiful pictures all over! LG Tina

maiylah at: Sat Jul 16, 04:43:00 AM GMT+8 said...

awww, thanks so much, Tina
...loved the chicken nuggets that you posted as well as the interesting papaya paste!
...thanks also for the follow; followed you back ♥

Juliana RW at: Sat Jul 16, 08:43:00 PM GMT+8 said...

Really lovely photo you made. Oh boy...surrounded by food, makes me hungry :D

i♥pinkc00kies at: Sat Jul 16, 08:52:00 PM GMT+8 said...

i like this :)

Jesz at: Sat Jul 16, 09:53:00 PM GMT+8 said...

hmmm, with bell pepper? want to try it... have a greatweekend=)

maiylah at: Sun Jul 17, 03:44:00 PM GMT+8 said...

thanks, Juliana
...what a wonderful compliment, thank you! :)
...yeah, it also makes me hungry. lol
...hugs and kisses to your two kids! ♥

thanks, pinkc00kies
...us, too! :)

thanks, Jesz
...yeah, weird, huh? am like that sometimes (if not most of the time! hehehehe)

thanks so much for the lovely comments and for visiting, ladies!
have a safe and happy weekend! ♥

cheerful at: Fri Jul 22, 02:24:00 AM GMT+8 said...

our family's favorite...:) we usually have it with sayote, madalas walang dahon ng sili kasi bihira ako makakita dito but with your add-ons, will try to do it next time. visiting super late...got busy with everything around, wala na kaming stay-in kasi, but we still have the one who's working with ironing tsaka cook dinner foods on weekdays (she's been working with kent for the past 16 years and we love her). btw, thanks for wishing me luck. done visiting all entries. have a great week. :)

maiylah at: Fri Jul 22, 02:00:00 PM GMT+8 said...

thanks, cheerful
...personally, with food it's always a good thing to improvise. change something for another, if it's not available. baka mas magugustuhan mo pa! hehehe.
...i can so relate to not having a stay-in helper.it's a good thing that we have someone who comes here twice a week to do the washing, ironing, and cleaning around the house..or else maloloka ako! LOL
...really appreciate the visiting you've been doing! thanks so much!♥

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