Chicken and Chayote Soup
"This recipe is based on a Filipino recipe called chicken Tinola or chicken and papaya. The chayote is firmer than papaya and has a mild taste. chayote is also called pipinella."
- Ready In:
- 2hrs 45mins
- Ingredients:
- 8
- Serves:
-
6
ingredients
- 1 -3 lb stewing chicken
- 2 tablespoons salad oil
- 2 tablespoons fresh gingerroot, peeled and crushed
- 1 garlic clove, peeled and crushed
- 4 cups chicken broth
- 2 teaspoons salt
- 1⁄8 teaspoon pepper
- 4 chayotes
directions
- Cut up chicken into serving size pieces.
- Heat oil in a large pot or Dutch oven. Brown chicken, ginger and garlic. Be careful not to burn garlic.
- Add broth, salt, and pepper.
- Cover; simmer for 2-1/2 hours or until chicken is tender.
- Peel chayote and remove seed. Cut chayote into one inch cubes. Add chayote to pot and cook until chayote is fork tender. (10-15 minutes).
- Serve over hot rice in a bowl. Makes six servings.
- Fish sauce can be substituted for salt or 2 green papayas can be substituted for chayote.
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Reviews
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This is a great recipe and it's easy, too. My family enjoyed it very much. If you brown the chicken a little longer it tastes even better. The chayote is tasty and a scoop of rice in a bowl with this soup is filling! My husband is Filipino, and he was impressed that I was able to make this dish! Thx Amy from Hawaii!
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