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Lulot na Manok
Mindanao lulot chicken enclosed with ginger, lemongrass, tomato, and native herbs in a tightly covered banana-leaf-lined pot.
- Prep time
- 30 min
- Cook time
- 1 hr
- Yield
- 5
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Ingredients
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Method
- Season chicken with fish sauce and calamansi and refrigerate for 20 minutes.
- Line a heavy covered pot with banana leaves, leaving overhang to seal in steam.
- Layer onion, garlic, ginger, tomato, and lemongrass, then arrange chicken over them.
- Pour in broth, fold the leaves over the chicken, and cover tightly.
- Cook over low heat for 40 minutes without repeatedly opening the pot.
- Add chilies and greens, reseal, and cook 10–15 minutes more.
- Check the thickest chicken piece reaches 74°C and that the collected broth tastes clean and aromatic.
- Rest 5 minutes, open carefully, and serve with rice.