This Day’s Menu
Last night, I had a craving for Sinampalukang Manok (Chicken in Tamarind Soup). But I didn’t have all of its ingredients, and oh! I have never ever cooked the dish.
I looked for recipes on the internet and cookbooks, and each one is quite different from the other except for the chicken and the tamarind. This morning, we marched to the market to get some veggies.
So this is what we had for lunch awhile ago - my first Sinampalukang Manok.
I’m afraid this doesn’t look like our grandmothers’ Sinampalukang Manok. This is a hodge podge of all the recipes I studied - one detail here, two over there, and a bit of my own cooking experience.
Some of the recipes had the chicken and the veggies dropped into a casserole of water. I chose to have the chicken sauteed with tomatoes and onions before I added the water from rice wash.
Some recipes do not include ginger, and those were what I followed first. But halfway thru my cooking I realized the soup didn’t have that zing I was craving for. I then added strips of ginger and learned that this is the ingredient that makes Sinampalukang Manok different and special from other tamarind-based soups.
There were various suggestions for veggies, but I picked gabi and mustard leaves from a recipe in a magazine while Raymond wanted radish.
My children kept asking for more, so I’m assuming I did a pretty good job. But I want to improve my Sinampalukan, so if you want to give me any advice, please do.
I just finished boiling some corn on the cob for merienda. We’ve been eating this for several days now but my brood does not get tired of it.
When I was a child, my mom served corn which she got from our backyard. These cobs I got from the market for around PHP8.00 a piece. Sigh, wouldn’t I love a large backyard for planting corn and fruits and vegetables. But all I have is a small patch of land in my backyard so planting corn is not a great idea right now.
jho:
goodie! corn! i remember the days when we were still in HS. I would buy the corn dun sa may gate tapos pinalalagyan ko nang isang katerbang butter and salt. yummy!
Masarap talaga ang sinampalukang manok. Kaya lang may allergic reactions ako sa chicken e. Tiis pa ako nang konti.
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13 July 2008, 5:16 pmnoemi:
you will never get wrong with chicken soup variations. My kids are partial to chicken tinola.
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13 July 2008, 6:53 pmtikey:
Iba ba ung sinampalukang manok sa sinigang na manok? heheh iba-ibang variety din kc ginagawa ko para maiba iba ang lasa dahil madalas akong mag sinigang.
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14 July 2008, 7:57 amNona:
Good Job cess! I would love to taste your sinampalukan hehe,..mukhang masarap!
I like corn too but not the yellow one. Mas type ko ang white then medyo malagkit.
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14 July 2008, 7:59 ammanilenya:
aw! I think that’s the best recipe for a chicken…I am salivating now lol!
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14 July 2008, 8:31 ammalaya:
Mmy Cess, gumagamit ako ng “usbong” (yung bagong tubo na dahon ng sampalok) bihira ring mabili yan sa market, seasonal siya.
simple rin lang ang pagluto ko ng sinampalukang manok.
saute lang yung garlic, onion, ginger, then the chix, add a salt to taste. then add water. pag kumulo, add ko na yung usbong then the veggies (usually sitaw at labanos lang gamit ko). ready to serve na after a couple of minutes. Yung iba nilalagyan pa nila ng sampalok cube pero ako usbong lang talaga, kailangan marami para maasim. hehehe
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wat tym ka pumunta sa ofis? pasaway na ko d2, eh. hehehe
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14 July 2008, 12:36 pmRach (Heart of Rachel):
Your dish was a real success judging by your kids’ reactions.
Jules’ cousin will be harvesting Japanese corn next week. I’m looking forward to eating delicious corn on the cob soon.
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14 July 2008, 4:07 pmCookie:
Sarap!! Perfect for the rainy days. I love Sinampalukang Manok with kangkong and it has to be super asim
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14 July 2008, 5:18 pmsunshine:
hanep! buti ikaw, nakakapagluto ka. yan talaga ang namimiss ko. so far, yung pancit molo (na napakahirap gawin) pa lang ang namamaster ko.
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14 July 2008, 9:10 pmrHo:
alam mo ba, kakaluto ko lang ng sinampalukang manok last week. ang secret dyan is maraming-maraming luya… para kahit lagyan mo sya nang lagyan ng tubig hindi magiging matabang yung lasa. saka nilalagyan ko sya ng lara, sitaw at okra! yaaaay… sarap!
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14 July 2008, 10:56 pmMommyBa:
I haven’t tried cooking this dish yet. I better get my first sinampalukang manok done
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14 July 2008, 11:29 pmcielo:
nagutom ako ces, pics palang mukhang malinamnamn na ???
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15 July 2008, 11:47 pmfeng:
hmmm, am salivating right now. haven’t had my lunch yet kasi. perfect ito for rainy days, just like today.
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16 July 2008, 11:16 amjulie:
Galing naman, ang sarap! I haven’t tried that yet but I did try a different sinampalukang manok today: native chicken and the talbos of sampaloc leaves. Grabe! Sarap!
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16 July 2008, 11:15 pmjulie:
Oops, wait, we had it for lunch, but i was not the one who cooked. I have forgotten to take a photo, grrrr…
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16 July 2008, 11:16 pmannamanila:
Wow, looks good. Is that mustasa you have for greens? Luv it.
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