When I went to the market this morning, my list included tofu and green onions because I was guilty of all the sweet things I ate yesterday {Dang this PMS!}
But when I saw these coconuts, I panicked and bought two specifically instructing manong vendor to just cut the coconut in half and not do all those chopping on the sides he usually does to the poor coconuts. He gave me a stern look but he did as instructed. Yes manong, I’m a bit OC. My coconuts costs P25 each, I have to able to take everything home, hee.
My mind became filled with thoughts of making chicken simmered in a sweet and flavorful soup. I did a detour and bought chicken, lemongrass and sayote.
My guilt of all the sweet things I ate yesterday is gone. I am now guilty of all the rice I ate today because of this Chicken Binakol.
Who else panics at the sight of pretty coconuts anyway?
Tsk, tsk.
Lunch time is my favorite meal of the day.
And no matter how hot today may be, I will still end this meal with a cup of tea.
Others say that this dish is just a version of Chicken Tinola, but I think this has a flavor all it’s own. The sweetness of the coconut juice and the coconut meat definitely adds a little ooommph to this dish.
Try it and tell me how it goes….
PrintChicken Binakol ~ Chicken in Coconut Soup
Ingredients
- 800g chicken , cut into serving pieces
- 3 cups young coconut water
- 3 cups young coconut meat
- 1 cup chicken broth
- 2 tbsp fish sauce
- 1 small green papaya or sayote, wedged
- 1 cup hot pepper leaves
- 3 stalks lemon grass, cut in 1 inch length and smashed
- 1 medium onion, chopped
- 1 tbsp ginger, sliced
- 4 cloves garlic, minced
- 2 tbsp cooking oil
- pepper to tastel
Instructions
- Heat oil in a large pot and sauté garlic, onion, ginger and lemongrass until onions become translucent.
- Add the chicken pieces and cook until in oil until a little brown
- Pour in Coconut water, chicken broth and add coconut meat.
- Bring to a boil and simmer for 30-40 minutes.
- Add the sayote or green papaya, fish sauce and ground pepper.
- Simmer for 5 minutes
- Turn off heat and add hot pepper leaves. Heat will continue to cook those leaves.
- Because of the coconut, there maybe a lot of oil rising to the top of the soup, just skim it with a spoon or a ladle and throw in your sink. Do this until there’s a small amount of oil left.
- Serve hot with steamed rice
25 Responses
This looks so delicious!!! Pwede ba ako mag table crash sa bahay ninyo para kumain?
Wow you read my mind! I am planning to have this on Friday 🙂 Really nice presentation
It looks delicious ! Love the presentation ! ;D
Mmmmmm…what a lovely soup! The flavors sound amazing! And I always drink hot tea, too…even in the midst of summer 🙂
OMG, I love this dish. Lovely flavors and beautiful presentation.
Such a delicious combination of flavors. This looks wonderful and good to warm you up during these cooler months! Thanks for sharing. I’m glad to have found your blog!
Wow, I never had chicken in coconut water, coconut meat and green papaya…so interesting… and I sure would love to give this a try…sounds and looks delicious.
Have a great week ahead 🙂
Aaaaarggghhhh!!! I want this so badly – but I don’t think I can get fresh coconuts here!
waaa, umiikot tyan ko sa coconut juice, pero gusto ko sya tikman
the picture looks so yummy. how does it taste?
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Never tried binakol but I’m a fan of tinola. Me thinks I’ll enjoy this as well. hahahaha!
Oh this is quite interesting. Haven’t tried Chicken Binakol before. Will definitely try this as soon as I can find fresh coconuts here.
the queen of cuisine once again rocks the boat. napaka-engrandeng tinola naman nito. 🙂
very timely, we just harvested coconuts from our coconut tree in our backyard, so tomorrow’s menu is binakol hihi
You will love Chicken Binakol! It’s very flavorful…
excited to try this recipe…thanks for sharing
you’re welcome Jazz
hala ang galing nmn nito now lng ako nkakita ng ganto❤️❤️??
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Parang Chicken Tinola din but with coconut meat and juice
I’ve learn a new recipe today. Parang gusto kong tikman yun sabaw ng chicken binakol. I will try this one of these days., Momshie.
Sige, momsh. masarap yan. Promise.
To be honest mommy matagal ko na naririnig yang binakol pero ngayon ko LAng nalaman na parang tinola din Pala sya Pati ung way ng pag luluto ang pinagkaiba Lang is yung coconut.. Subukan ko nga to baka magustuhan din ng anak ko..
Yes. Masarap yan, promise. mas flavorful because of the coconut.
Kaya nga mommy eh first time ko narinig or nalaman na pwede pla ihalo ang coconut meat sa ulam.. Alam ko Lang papakin haha..
Dame namin learnings Sayo momsh..
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Never ko PNG na try ,mukhang winner to
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