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Banana-leaf rice parcels filled with dry shredded chicken, beef, or fish, a practical Mindanao breakfast or packed meal.
- Prep time
- 25 min
- Cook time
- 45 min
- Yield
- 6 parcels
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Ingredients
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Method
- Simmer the chicken in water or stock with a pinch of salt until cooked through. Cool slightly, then shred finely with forks.
- Heat oil in a pan and sauté garlic and onion until fragrant and lightly golden.
- Add the shredded chicken and cook until it begins to dry and take on colour.
- Season with soy sauce, oyster sauce if using, pepper, and palapa or chili paste. Continue cooking until the filling is savoury, dry, and fluffy rather than saucy.
- Warm and soften banana leaves over a flame, then wipe clean. Place a mound of warm rice in the centre of each leaf.
- Add a strip or spoonful of the shredded chicken filling over the rice, then fold into a compact parcel.
- Serve warm with cucumber, pickled vegetables, or extra palapa on the side.
