Who can resist a meal of chicken grilled over hot coals? The very mention of it calls for unlimited servings of rice.
DISH YOU KNOW?
Inasal, is a term used to describe any spit-roasted food, yet in the late 90’s it became the popular moniker for a chicken dish from Bacolod that captured the cravings of the entire nation. Its popularity started in a busy alley in Bacolod that came to be known as Manukan country. Here, the chicken was simply perfumed with lemongrass and bathed in an appetizingly orange annatto-infused chicken oil.
INGREDIENTS:
Set A:
- 5 cloves garlic
- 1 thumb-size ginger
- 2 stalks lemongrass
- 2 tablespoons soy sauce
- 1/2 cup sukang tuba
- 1 tbsp salt
- 1 teaspoon pepper
- 2 tablespoons brown sugar
- 1/2 cup annatto oil
- 2 kilos chicken
Set B:
- 1 cup of chicken fat trimmings
- 3-4 cloves garlic
- 1 tablespoon whole peppercorn
- 2 pieces bay leaves
- salt
- ½ cup oil
- 1/4 cup annatto seeds