Description
Sinampalukang Manok is a sour soup dish made out of chicken, vegetables, tamarind and tamarind leaves, nearly similar to original sinigang except for the use of chicken and tamarind leaves.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 kg chicken legs and/or thighs
- 1 packed cup tamarind leaves
- 2 stalks lemon grass, sliced
- 2 medium tomatoes, quartered
- 1 packet sinigang mix or 400 g tamarind
- 1 onion, chopped
- 6 cloves garlic, minced
- 3 pcs long green chillies
- fish sauce
- water
- oil
Instructions
- In a wok add oil then brown chicken pieces on all sides. Remove from wok then set it aside.
- In a pot add oil then saute garlic and onions.
- Add the brownen chicken, tomatoes, tamarind leaves and lemon grass. If using tamarind place it on a muslin cloth and tie the ends add it to the pot; pour enough water to cover the chicken. Bring to a boil and simmer for 25 minutes.
- Add the sinigang mix or if using tamarind extract all the juice by wringing the muslin cloth multiple times into the broth.
- Add the green chillies then simmer for 5 minutes.
- Turn heat off, season with fish sauce if needed then serve.
Oh, I must give this a try Raymund.
never use any tamarind leaves before, this ethnic chicken soup recipe is must try!!!
Dear Raymund,
I have tried a delicious Thai variation of this sour soup with chicken feet.
Manok is chicken in our local Malay dialect and also our ethnic Iban language. Some similarities in our languages. Love the look of the soup, looks thick and rich.