Healthy Chicken Menudo

Ingredients for Healthy Chicken Menudo

• 2 lb boneless chicken thighs, diced
• 2 tbsp soy sauce
• 1 tbsp calamansi juice or lemon juice
• 3 tbsp cooking oil
• 1 medium potato, diced
• 1 medium carrot, diced
• 3 hotdogs, sliced diagonally
• 5 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 medium onion, chopped
• 3 tbsp tomato paste
• 1 cup water
• 2 dried bay leaves
• 1 tbsp liver spread
• 1 red bell pepper, sliced (optional)
• 1 green bell pepper, sliced (optional)
• 1 tsp sugar (optional)
• Salt and ground black pepper, to taste

How to cook Healthy Chicken Menudo

1. 1.Marinate chicken with soy sauce and calamansi juice for 20–30 minutes.
2. 2.Heat oil over medium heat; fry potato and carrot for 3–4 minutes until lightly browned. Remove, then brown hotdogs for 1–2 minutes; set aside.
3. 3.In the same pan, sauté garlic until golden and onion until soft. Add chicken and cook 5–6 minutes until lightly browned.
4. 4.Stir in tomato paste for 1–2 minutes. Add water and bay leaves; boil, cover, and simmer 15–18 minutes until chicken is tender.
5. 5.Blend in liver spread, then return potato, carrot, and hotdogs. Simmer 7–8 minutes until vegetables are tender.
6. 6.Add bell peppers and cook 2–3 minutes. Adjust with optional sugar, salt, and pepper; serve hot with rice.