Chicken Binakol

Ingredients

• 1 whole chicken (about 1 1/2 to 2 lbs), cut into serving pieces
• 3 cups young coconut water
• 1  1/2 cups young coconut meat
• 2 cups chicken broth
• 2 1/2 tablespoons fish sauce
• 1 small green papaya, wedged
• 1 cup hot pepper leaves
• 4 stalks lemon grass, cut in 1 inch length and pounded
• 1 medium onion, chopped
• 1 knob ginger(about 1 tablespoon), chopped
• 4 cloves garlic, minced
• 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 3 tablespoons cooking oil

Instructions

1. Heat a cooking pot and pour-in cooking oil.
2. Saute garlic when the oil is hot.
3. Put-in onions, ginger, and lemon grass, and then cook for 1 minute.
4. Add the chicken. Stir and cook until the color turns light brown (about 3 to 5 minutes)
5. Add ground black pepper and fish sauce. Stir.
6. Put-in the young coconut meat, young coconut water, and chicken broth. Allow to boil, and then simmer for 30 to 40 minutes.
7. Add the green papaya. Cook for 5 minutes.
8. Put-in the hot pepper leaves and cook for a minute more.
9. Turn the heat off, and then transfer to a serving bowl.
10. Serve with steamed rice.
11. Share and enjoy!