Sinampalukang Manok
Sinampalukang Manok is a savory Filipino chicken tamarind soup in a sour broth with young tamarind (sampalok) leaves and vegetables.
Servings 4
Calories 386kcal
Ingredients
- 1 pound chicken sliced
- 1 medium onion chopped
- 6 cloves garlic minced
- 1 thumb ginger julienned
- 2 tomatoes cut in cubes
- 3 Thai chili pepper
- ½ bottle brined tamarind leaves (net weight 12 oz) sampalok leaves
- 2 tablespoons fish sauce
- 1 to 2 teaspoons sampalok mix (tamarind mix)
- 3 tablespoons cooking oil
- 3 cups water
- 3 cups cabbage sliced
- 1 cup pepper leaves
- Salt or fish sauce to taste
Instructions
- Heat oil in skillet or pot.
- Saute onion until translucent.
- Add garlic and cook until golden.
- Stir-in ginger and cook until aromatic.
- Add tomatoes and cook until soft. When soft, use kitchen utensil to smash it.
- While tomatoes are cooking, move all the ingredients to the side. Add chicken in the center and cook until golden brown.
- Stir-in fish sauce.
- Toss-in Thai chili peppers.
- Pour water or broth and let it boil.
- Lower heat and simmer chicken until tender.
- Stir-in tamarind mix. If you prefer a more sour soup, add more tamarind mix.
- Toss-in cabbage and tamarind leaves (sampalok). Cook for 2 minutes.
- Press leaves against pot using kitchen utensil to release some juice.
- Add pepper leaves. Cook for a minute.
- Season with fish sauce or salt.
- Serve hot. Enjoy!
Nutrition
Calories: 386kcal | Carbohydrates: 11g | Protein: 23g | Fat: 28g | Saturated Fat: 14g | Cholesterol: 85mg | Sodium: 811mg | Potassium: 544mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 6g | Vitamin A: 749IU | Vitamin C: 38mg | Calcium: 64mg | Iron: 2mg