Showing posts with label Steam Chicken. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Steam Chicken. Show all posts

Pinaupong Manok (Sitting Chicken) Recipe

Pinaupong manok or "sitting chicken" is traditional way of cooking of whole chicken that  sit on a bed of rock salt and no liquid is added. The chicken is cook in the combined steam generated from the water content of the salt as well as its own. It also absorbs all the natural flavor of the rock salt. This dish is served with with soy sauce and kalamansi or lemon juice.

Traditional way of cooking pinaupong manok is to cook it in a palayok, the native earthenware pot. But, there’s nothing wrong with using any large, thick stainless steel casserole or any available in your kitchen.