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Ingredients
- Serves 6 people
1 whole chicken (about 1.2 - 1.3 kg)
15 g salt
5 g cracked black pepper
15 ml olive oil
chicken stuffing:
1 bunch lemongrass
1 bunch scallions
marinade:
10 to 12 pcs calamansi
60 ml soy sauce
30 ml fish sauce
15 g grated ginger
1 onion (sliced)
8 cloves garlic (crushed)
40 g brown sugar
Lechon Manok
Unlike Inihaw na Manok (Filipino grilled chicken) where the chicken is cut into parts before grilling, Lechon Manok is a whole chicken that is roasted after being marinated in a sour-salty mixture made with fish sauce and calamansi juice before being stuffed with aromatics such as lemongrass and scallions. The result is a juicy, flavorful and aromatic roast chicken that is distinctly Filipino. Serve this during birthday celebrations or other special occasions and you’ll have yourself a dish that will definitely be the talk of the town!
- Medium
- 15 min
- 90 min
- 15 min
- 4 steps
- 13 Ingredients
- Medium
- 4 steps
- 13 Ingredients
- 15 min
- 90 min
- 15 min
Instructions
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Prepare the chicken
- Rub the chicken inside out with salt and pepper and let it rest for 10 minutes before marinating.
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Marinate the chicken
- In a large mixing bowl, combine 10 to 12 pcs calamansi, 60 ml soy sauce, 30 ml fish sauce, 15 g grated ginger, 1 onion, sliced , 8 cloves garlic, crushed and 40 g brown sugar and stir until sugar has been dissolved.
- Add the whole chicken into the bowl and coat it with the marinade. Allow it to marinade for at least 8 hours in the fridge (covered with plastic cling wrap).
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Stuff the chicken
- Remove chicken from the marinade and pat dry with paper towels.
- Stuff the chicken with lemongrass and scallions.
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Roast the chicken
- Lightly coat the chicken with olive oil and roast it in the oven at 176°C for 40 minutes.
- After 40 minutes, flip the chicken and roast for another 40 minutes while basting occasionally with the oil drippings.
- Turn up the heat to 204°C and continue to roast for another 10 to 15 minutes or until the chicken is nicely charred.
Plate and Serve!
Slice the Lechon Manok and serve immediately.
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Ingredients
- Serves 6 people
-
1 whole chicken (about 1.2 - 1.3 kg)
-
15 g salt
-
5 g cracked black pepper
-
15 ml olive oil
-
chicken stuffing:
1 bunch lemongrass
-
1 bunch scallions
-
marinade:
10 to 12 pcs calamansi
-
60 ml soy sauce
-
30 ml fish sauce
-
15 g grated ginger
-
1 onion (sliced)
-
8 cloves garlic (crushed)
-
40 g brown sugar
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