Nancy Lumen Reyes' Recipe: Mama Nena's Kinulob na Manok

Mama Nena's Kinulob na Manok

Mommy Nena’s Kinulob na Manok

Ingredients:

1 Kilo Whole Fat Chicken (Remove fat and set it aside)

8-10 cups of Cold Water

2 Whole Chorizo de Bilbao (quartered diagonally)

100 gm Dried Ham Bone

100 gm Chinese Ham Bits

1 Piece Large White Onion

2-3 Pieces Large Potatoes (peeled in halves)

15 pieces Large Peppercorns

1 tbsp. Kikkoman Soy Sauce

1 tbsp. Sherry

Rock Salt, to taste

Banana Leaves to cover the casserole

String

Procedure:

Stud potatoes with peppercorns

Singe banana leaves till smokey fragrant

In a casserole, render oil from chicken fat.

Saute chorizo, oil will be orange.

Add ham bone, chicken and water to cover.

Bring to boil.

Add onion and potatoes, soy sauce and sherry.

Bring to boil, then lower heat and simmer.

Cover the casserole tightly with banana leaves.

Cook in 35 minutes then check chicken.

Chicken has to be fall-off-the-bone-tender.

If not yet tender, cook another 10-15 minutes.