Binakol nga Manok sa Kawayan

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• 1 kg bone-in chicken pieces
• 4 cups fresh young coconut water
• 1 1/2 cups tender young coconut meat, cut into strips
• 1 cup chicken stock or water
• 1 onion, quartered
• 1 thumb ginger, sliced
• 5 cloves garlic, crushed
• 2 stalks lemongrass, bruised
• 2 tablespoons fish sauce
• 2 cups green papaya or chayote chunks
• 2 cups chili leaves or malunggay
• Food-safe bamboo tube, optional, or banana-leaf-lined covered pot