GARLIC CHICKEN WITH PICKLED SOUR MANGO
July 15, 2008 | Leave a Comment
By Mrs. Evelyn S. Bunoan
This is one of my family’s favorite chicken recipes. It is easy to prepare and simple to serve, and yet it always turns out to be a great dish. I use a lot of garlic to help bind the sauce and to bring out the distinctive taste of the dish.
I suggest you prepare the pickled mango condiment first before handling the chicken. See recipe below.
Serves 4-5 people
Ingredients:
8 pieces chicken thighs, washed and pat-dried with paper towel
1/4 cup garlic, minced (almost paste-like)
Salt and pepper
1 teaspoon annatto powder, diluted in 2 tablespoons of water
Juice of 1 lemon
Corn or vegetable oil for brushing
Cooking Methods:
1. Carefully remove the bone from the chicken, keeping the whole thigh intact. Keep the
skin in place for flavor.
2. In a large sauce pan, combine all the ingredients then add just enough water to drown
the chicken.
3. Bring the chicken to a boil then reduce the heat and cook uncovered for 30 minutes
until the garlic sauce has quite thickened. Stir occasionally to prevent the chicken
from sticking to the pan.
4. Remove the chicken from the pan with a prong and leave to dry for a few minutes, and
then lightly brush with corn or vegetable oil. Save the garlic sauce.
5. Preheat a non-stick skillet and pan-roast the chicken in batches with the skin side first,
while brushing with the garlic sauce. Roast until deep brown or portions a bit
darkened. Cook the other side the same way.
Serve the chicken with pickled green mangoes.
Pickled Sour Mango
Ingredients:
Juice of 1 lemon
2 tablespoons vinegar
1/4 cup sugar (use less if preferred)
1-2 teaspoons salt
1 large green and firm mango (stone removed), thinly sliced into serving pieces
1 teaspoon chopped parsley or cilantro
Method:
In a large bowl mix the lemon juice, vinegar, sugar and salt until smooth. Mix in the mango and let the pickled mango sit in the refrigerator at least 1 hour before serving. (If you wish, the pickled mango can be prepared ahead of time, 2-3 hours beforehand.) Add the parsley or cilantro before serving.
Household Hints:
1. There are no strict rules on how to wash your dishes if you do not wish to use your
dishwasher. But here is a good suggestion: Wash from the cleanest to the dirtiest.
Start with the glasses, followed by the silverware, plates, bowls and serving dishes.
Pots and pans come last.
2. When food sticks to the pan after cooking and cleaning it seems impossible, don’t
despair. The following method works best for me. Cover the culprit with just enough
water, add 1/4 cup of baking soda and 2 tablespoons of salt and bring to a boil. Let
simmer for 10 minutes and let cool. Pour off the charred residue and wash normally.
If necessary, and if any easier, use a scouring pad to remove the residue.
Editor’s note: Mrs. Evelyn S. Bunoan is Owner/Master Chef, Philippine Oriental Market & Deli (with more than 30 years of service to the Filipino-American community) - 3610 Lee Highway, Arlington, Virginia; (703)528-0300; Master Chef (French cuisine), Le Cordon Bleu, London, UK; recipe creator, improviser, food stylist, cake designer, and culinary writer; kitchen-tested and mastered more than 400 recipes, and counting. Member of International Cake Exploration Societe. Host of the cooking show – “Evelyn’s Kitchen – Cooking with Friends”.
Philippines uses oil tax revenues as subsidies for poor
July 15, 2008 | Leave a Comment
Philippine President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo said Tuesday that revenues collected with “tough” measures from the country’s tax on oil would go to the poor people to alleviate the impact of rising prices.The President said that four billion pesos (88.5 mill… Read more
Philippines likely to reopen embassy in Baghdad: official
July 15, 2008 | Leave a Comment
The Philippines is likely to reopen its embassy in strife-torn Iraq within the year as the situation there continues to improve, an official from the country’s Department of Foreign Affairs said on Tuesday.The decision to reopen the embassy in Iraq would d.. Read more
Filams in 4th parade
July 15, 2008 | Leave a Comment
WASHINGTON D.C. It was America’s birthday and the active Filipino American community made sure everybody knew they were part of the party.
More than 100 members of the Philippine embassy and Filipino Americans donned native attire, Read more
