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Chicken Halang-halang Recipe

Chicken Halang-halang is Filipino chicken recipe wherein chicken is cooked in coconut milk with lemongrass, green papaya, and hot pepper leaves.

Difficulty Medium
Time 45 min
Servings 4
Ingredients 12
Steps 8
Chicken Halang-halang Recipe
Filipino Updated 1/14/2016

Ingredients

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  • 2 lbs chicken cut into serving pieces
  • 1 can coconut milk
  • 1 piece yellow onion diced
  • 1 teaspoon garlic minced
  • 1 piece ginger
  • 2 teaspoons chili flake
  • 6 to 8 pieces lemongrass blade
  • 1 piece green papaya wedged
  • 3/4 to 1 cup hot pepper leaf
  • 2 tablespoons fish sauce
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
  • 3 tablespoons cooking oil

Instructions

8 cooking steps

  1. Heat the oil in a cooking pot.
  2. When the oil gets hot, saute the onion, garlic, and ginger until the onion becomes soft.
  3. Add the chicken pieces. Cook until light to medium brown. Turn over to cook the other side.
  4. Pour-in coconut milk. Let boil. Add chili flakes, lemongrass, and papaya. Stir. Cover and reduce the heat to medium. Cook for 18 to 20 minutes or until the chicken is fully cooked.
  5. Remove the cover. Add ground black pepper, fish sauce, and more chili flakes (if desired).
  6. Add the hot pepper leaves. Stir and cook for 2 minutes.
  7. Transfer to a serving plate. Serve.
  8. Share and enjoy!

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