MANOK HALANG HLANG (SPICY CHICKEN IN COCUNOT MILK)

Halang Halang Recipe (Chicken Cooked in Coconut Milk)  is a variation of Ginataan, a simple and easy to make Filipino dish with a variety of ingredients from vegetables, all the way to meat, and seafood that is cooked with coconut milk.

Halang Halang, as the name suggests uses Chicken as the main ingredient, though it can have optional ingredients like papaya and malunggay if needed. The main ingredients needed to cook Ginataang Manok are garlic cloves, cooking oil, chopped onions, chicken, fish sauce (patis), salt and pepper, and coconut milk. Other ingredients that may be added are unripe papaya and malunggay, this makes the Ginataang Manok tastier, and at the same time, healthier. The recipe is simple, quite easy, and very tasty, all the same time.

 

Halang Halang Recipe and Preparation Tips

• The first step to make Ginataang Manok is to sauté the crushed cloves of garlic with cooking oil with medium or low heat.
• The next step to making Ginataang Manok is when the garlic turns to a golden brown color, add the chopped onions and sauté it for a few more minutes, three to four minutes would do.
• Once done, add the chicken along with the garlic and onions that have been sautéed, then you can pour some fish sauce (patis) and some crushed black pepper, as well as salt to add flavor to the Ginataang Manok.
• Once you can see the chicken turning into a light, brown color, add the coconut milk, along with the rest of the ingredients of the Ginataang Manok.
• Afterwards, simmer the ingredients until the chicken is tender.
• If you’re going to add the unripe papaya and malunggay leaves, add them once the chicken is tender, afterwards, simmer until the papaya is soft.
• Once you’re done, you can now serve Ginataang Manok on a bow, eat it with rice along with your family, your friends, and relatives. Eat well!

Simply Follow Ginataang Manok Recipe Posted below to make it easier for you to follow. The Ingredients and also the Cooking instruction as well. You Can also follow the steps above or choose the other way around.