Kinulob na Manok

Ingredients for Kinulob na Manok

• 1 whole free-range chicken, about 1 to 1.3 kg
• 4 chorizos, sliced
• 6 slices streaky bacon
• 1 cup salami, cubed
• 1 white onion, quartered
• 3 waxy potatoes, cubed
• 4 tomatoes, quartered
• Juice of 3 calamansi
• 1 large bunch spring onions, about 6 to 8 stalks
• 4 tbsp soy sauce
• 4 tbsp olive oil
• 1 tbsp peppercorns
• 4 cups water
• Sea salt
• Banana leaves
• Oil

How to cook Kinulob na Manok

1. 1.Fry bacon in a little oil until crisp. Cool, crumble, and reserve the rendered oil.
2. 2.Rub chicken generously with salt, including under the skin and cavity; rinse and pat dry.
3. 3.Stuff chicken with half the chorizo, bacon, salami, and spring onions. Seal the openings and place in a clay pot or palayok.
4. 4.Arrange onion, potatoes, tomatoes, peppercorns, and remaining meats and spring onions around the chicken.
5. 5.Add olive oil, soy sauce, calamansi juice, and water. Cover with three banana-leaf layers and a heavy lid; simmer on low for 1 hour.
6. 6.Uncover carefully and serve.