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Tinolang Manok or Nilagang Manok

Filipino Tinolang Manok

Tinolang Manok and some called them Nilagang Manok is another filipino food dish that I usually cook here in Canada. Tinolang manok recipe is also one of the filipino recipe that is easy to cook. But as a first time immigrant in Canada, buying filipino ingredients like papaya, sayote, chili leaves or malunggay is hard to find specially if you are staying in the rural areas where Asian store is hard to find.

But as you got familiar with the place you live in and knowing the nearby cities, acquiring this hard to find ingredients is not that difficult anymore, as I have taught before. Here, in Orangeville, Ontario, the nearest Asian store is located in Brampton, an hour drive with an average speed of 80km/hr, we have travel that far just to buy filipino food ingredients. Sometimes looking for substitute for the ingredient is another best option in cooking Filipino dish like instead of chili leaves I’ve substitute them with spinach for they are abundant here.

Cooking your favorite dish from a different country is challenging but enjoyable, especially when you are with your love ones. Enjoy and Happy Cooking!

 

Ingredients :

  • 1 lb. chicken, cut into serving pieces (or any choice cuts of your liking like thighs, drumsticks or wings)
  • 1 thumb-sized fresh ginger root, cut into strips
  • 2 cloves garlic, crushed
  • 1 onion, chopped
  • 2 tbsp. patis (fish sauce)
  • salt, to taste
  • 4 to 5 cups water (or rice water – 2nd washing)
  • 2 to 3 sayote (chayote squash), quartered (or green, unripe papaya or potatoes)
  • 1 cup sili (chili) leaves or malunggay or substitute 1/2 lb. spinach
  • vegetable oil
(Cooking Measurements )

Cooking Procedures :

  1. In a medium saucepan, heat oil over medium heat. Sauté ginger and garlic until fragrant. Add onions, stir-fry until softened and translucent.
  2. Add chicken cuts. Cook for 3 to 5 minutes until chicken colors slightly. Season with patis and salt.
  3. Pour in water (or rice water, if using). Bring to a boil. Lower the heat and let it simmer until chicken is half-done. Add in chayote (or papaya or potatoes, if using). Continue simmering until chicken and vegetable are tender. Correct seasonings and then addsili leaves or malunggay or substitute. Stir to combine until well blended. Remove from heat.
  4. Let stand for a few minutes to cook the green vegetables. Transfer to a serving dish and serve hot.

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36 Responses to “Tinolang Manok or Nilagang Manok”

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  1. Manny Datiles says:
    October 18, 2016 at 10:55 am

    Tastes so good and so healthful!
    This is what we should be teaching our future generations to cook to keep them healthy!
    Manny
    Reply
  2. Ernest says:
    April 16, 2016 at 3:23 am

    I just tried this….it wasn’t easy looking for all the ingredients ,but it was all worth it …..it tasted so good!
    Thanks for sharing your recipe!
    Reply
  3. jazel says:
    July 19, 2015 at 2:13 am

    thank for the recipe now i know how to cook tinolang manok its so yummy and last saturday thats my assignment
    Reply
  4. rogelio paras jr says:
    March 7, 2014 at 9:48 pm

    we love tinolang manok its so good
    Reply
  5. Overseer 2-1 says:
    April 8, 2012 at 9:59 pm

    Thanks for the recipe. Been cooking for myself for weeks because of some circumstances and I found just what to cook today. As said before, Thanks a lot. ^_^
    Reply
  6. Thess says:
    April 4, 2012 at 2:39 pm

    really yummy, I added more spinach….!
    Reply
  7. denden says:
    April 2, 2012 at 10:03 pm

    i love to cook tinolang manok it

    i love to cook tinola sometimes nilalagyan ko pa ng union leeks at bell pepper super bango.try nio

    :
    Reply
  8. joseph says:
    April 1, 2012 at 5:56 am

    lami kau..i miss my papa lu2……….i love my pop…………
    Reply
  9. Naive Kath says:
    January 30, 2012 at 3:19 am

    AWWWW,, HOPE MARUNONG AQ MAGLUTO,,
    Reply
  10. janjan says:
    November 27, 2011 at 5:30 am

    thanks! didn’t know cooking tinolang manok would be this easy!
    Reply
  11. mark says:
    October 1, 2011 at 12:29 am

    salamat…..enjoying rite now
    Reply
  12. reden says:
    September 18, 2011 at 7:42 am

    wow sarap… thanks tinolang manok
    Reply
  13. dave says:
    September 15, 2011 at 3:19 am

    paborito ko ‘to, love to cook and eat tinola!!!!
    Reply
  14. hai says:
    September 8, 2011 at 7:47 pm

    missing pinoy food trip, thanks for this site it helps alot.
    Tinola manok love it:)
    Reply
  15. demz says:
    July 12, 2011 at 7:55 pm

    ang galing nang tinola, tnx,
    Reply
  16. thel says:
    July 1, 2011 at 7:41 pm

    ayos kakaluto ko lang thanks sa recipe! =)
    Reply
  17. Pen says:
    May 31, 2011 at 6:04 am

    Thank you for tinolang manonk 😀
    Reply
  18. renzo says:
    May 29, 2011 at 9:37 pm

    salamat sa recipe. love tinola. 🙂
    Reply
  19. Cel says:
    April 14, 2011 at 10:26 am

    i love tinolang manok. thanks sa recipe. nag-add lang ako ng mas madaming ginger, mas naging malasa sya. Thank you. 🙂
    Reply
  20. ana says:
    March 17, 2011 at 8:35 pm

    thank you for this website…, i will try to cook filipino tinolang manok tomorrow for almost 7 years staying here in the foreign country, thanks…
    Reply
  21. meridhel says:
    February 17, 2011 at 6:34 am

    tnx for tinolang manok
    Reply
  22. Sky says:
    February 9, 2011 at 8:11 am

    thank you 🙂
    Reply
  23. Saronova says:
    January 27, 2011 at 12:31 pm

    Aloha, Papaya grows here in Hawaii and so does malungay. In fact these two trees grow like weeds here and bear fruit very quickly. So Tinola is very easy to have on these islands.
    Reply
  24. jackie says:
    January 12, 2011 at 8:57 pm

    buti na lang nakita ko tong site na to. nagluluto ako ng tinola tapos wala pala akong chicken broth or chicken buillion. buti di pa ko nakasaing at ung pinaghugasan na lang ung ginamit ko. thanks.
    Reply
  25. yen says:
    December 7, 2010 at 7:08 am

    easy to follow and yummy. thanks 🙂
    Reply
  26. gloria linco torello says:
    December 6, 2010 at 9:39 am

    TINOLA is one of my favorite dishes,,everytime i cook this i put more ginger to sharpen the taste,,yummy!!!!
    Reply
  27. christine says:
    December 5, 2010 at 4:05 am

    PERFECT !!! please keep the recipes up 🙂 my first time making this and it was so yummy! found all the substitutes at my local grocery store.. plus, hubby loved it so much!!! THANKS FOR THE RECIPE
    Reply
  28. dana abella says:
    November 19, 2010 at 7:48 am

    good job, Thank for the tinolang Manok Recipe
    Reply
  29. TMAQ says:
    November 8, 2010 at 8:33 am

    its my first time to cook and i tried to cook this one and it’s very easy to cook with the help of your cooking procedures… i really love the taste, especially i was the one who cook… hahaha… thank you so much!
    Reply
  30. kim says:
    November 5, 2010 at 6:52 am

    tnx to your help, my first time cooking didn’t go so hard…. ^^,
    Reply
  31. area says:
    October 27, 2010 at 7:35 am

    tnx very much ur website helps me a lot ..
    Reply
  32. Me 10 says:
    September 30, 2010 at 3:56 pm

    I also cooked this when I went to the US for a month… My american bf and his mom really love it! I will definitely cook this again when I go back. Madali lang kasi ako nakahanap ng sayote…kaso wala talaga akong maitang “dahon ng sili”. Thanks for giving me an idea na pwede pala ang spinach as a substitute.
    Reply
  33. Sika says:
    August 12, 2010 at 2:12 am

    Oh wow. Didn’t know sayote was chayote squash. I’m literally eating this right now, minus the sili. Thanks for the info!
    Reply
  34. Debbie says:
    July 5, 2010 at 6:06 pm

    Thanks for the info re ingredients substitutes. cause i really have a hard time finding filipino ingredients. ive been wanting to cook tinola. ill try to used spinach instead of malunggay.

    Thanks again…
    Reply
  35. Sheryl says:
    April 25, 2010 at 9:31 am

    I wanna try this tinolang manok one of this day 🙂
    Reply
  36. Nevada says:
    March 10, 2010 at 11:25 pm

    This was exactly how my mom made it! Super delicious, thanks!
    Reply

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