Meals with MICA: Chicken Tinola

This month we have a recipe from one of our clients from the Phillippians: Chicken Tinola. Tinola is a ginger- and onion-based soup with chicken as the usual main ingredient. Chicken Tinola is an authentic Filipino main dish and best complimented with green papaya wedges and chili pepper leaves.

Ingredients:

• Chicken meat (don't matter what part but best with skin)
• Garlic (1tsp)
• Onion (1 cup)
• Ginger 
• Hot pepper leaves or spinach
• Papaya green
• Chicken bouillon cubes

Steps:

1. Sauté garlic and onion with ginger until it's brown.
   
2. Add the chicken meat and stir for a couple minutes.
   
3. Add 3-4 cups of water. Stir, cover and bring to a boil. 
   
4. Add the papaya, and when the chicken is almost cooked through, add the chicken bouillon cubes.
   
5. Stir and add hot pepper leaves or spinach.