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Lechon Manok Recipe

This is a recipe for rotisserie or spit-roasted chicken. This is also known as Lechon Manok in Filipino.

Difficulty Expert
Time 180 min
Servings 5
Ingredients 11
Steps 7
Lechon Manok Recipe
Filipino Updated 10/11/2016

Ingredients

Measured from the catalog payload.

  • 1 2 to 3 lbs chicken
  • 4 ginger crushed
  • 5 cloves garlic crushed
  • 1 red onion sliced
  • 5 pieces dried bay leaf
  • 1 stalk lemongrass bottom part crushed
  • 1 teaspoon coarse sea salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
  • 1 3/4 cups up
  • 1 stalk crushed lemongrass
  • 2 bunches of green onion

Instructions

7 cooking steps

  1. In a large bowl, combine all the marinade ingredients. Mix well.
  2. Place the chicken inside a large re-sealable bag. Pour the marinade in the bag with the chicken. Put the onion and lemongrass inside the cavity. Seal and refrigerate overnight.
  3. Remove the chicken from the bag and then stuff with fresh lemongrass and green onion.
  4. Prepare to roast the chicken on the grill by skewering the entire fowl on a spit and secure both sides with a grill fork.
  5. Spit-roast (or i-litson in Tagalog) for 2 ½ to 3 hours or until the chicken is done
  6. Transfer to a serving plate. Serve with lechon manok sauce and atchara.
  7. Share and enjoy!

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