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Pesang Manok

Pesang Manok is a soothing ginger chicken soup with potatoes and delicate leafy vegetables.

1 hour 5 minutes · Serves 5

Ingredients for Pesang Manok

  • 1 1/2 kg chicken legs and thighs
  • 2 large potatoes, quartered
  • 1/2 small Napa cabbage, sliced
  • 1 bunch bok choy
  • 3 stalks spring onions, chopped
  • 6 cups rice wash water
  • 2 thumb-sized pieces ginger, peeled and sliced
  • 1 large white onion, quartered
  • Fish sauce, to taste
  • 2 teaspoons whole peppercorns

How to cook Pesang Manok

  1. 1.Combine chicken, ginger, onion, peppercorns, and rice wash water in a pot. Bring to a boil, then simmer for 25 minutes.
  2. 2.Add potatoes and cook for 15 minutes until tender.
  3. 3.Add Napa cabbage and simmer for 5 minutes.
  4. 4.Add bok choy and spring onions; simmer for 2 minutes until just tender.
  5. 5.Season with fish sauce and serve hot.
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