Serve a chicken dish like no other by following this Hamonadong Manok recipe and creating a mouthwatering meal that will have you asking for another bowl of rice. With how delicious the sauce is, every bite will be a flavor bomb that will coat your taste buds and make you look forwards to the next time it is served on the dining table again.
Rather than savoring the familiar flavor of roasted or fried chicken, cook it in an all-new different way and experience more of what chicken dishes can offer you and your loved ones. You can cook it during special occasions, especially during Christmas season, or prepare it as a part of a mouthwatering meal–either way, it will still be a delight to consume because of how flavorful it is.
Hamonadong Manok
Ingredients
For the Chicken:
- 1 whole chicken
- Season with salt
Sauce:
- 5 cloves garlic
- 1 pc. onion
- 1 thumb ginger
- ½ cup vinegar
- ½ cup soy sauce
- ¼ cup banana ketchup
- 2 cups water
- 1 can pineapple chunk
- ¾ cups sugar
- 3 pcs. star anise
- Slurry, to thicken
- 1 pc. red bell pepper, sliced
Instructions
- Dry brine the chicken with salt. Set aside.
- Smash the garlic. Chop the onion in four. Slice two thin slices of ginger. Stuff it all inside the chicken.
- Place the chicken in the pot. Pour in the vinegar, soy sauce, banana ketchup, water, pineapple juice and chunks, sugar, and star anise. Stir it all together. Cover and turn on the heat. Leave it to cook for 45 - 50 minutes depending on the size of the chicken. Just make sure to adjust the cooking time based on the size.
- When the sauce starts boiling, lower the heat so it does not overflow. Make sure to baste it every noe and then so every part of the chicken soaks in all the flavors of the sauce.
- Make a slurry. Mix cornstarch and water until the cornstarch has dissolved. Pour it into the pot.
- Julienne the red bell peppers. Add it to the pot with the remaining pineapple chunks. Season with black pepper. Leave it to cook for a few more minutes.
- Once cooked, arrange it on a plate with the sauce.
Make Christmas season something to look forward to with this Hamonadong Manok which can be the centerpiece of the dining table. With how delectable each bite can be, everyone will be looking forward to the day they have a taste of this recipe again, possibly even turning it into a family tradition where the main dish will always be this enchanting Hamonadong Manok.
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