Filipino soup-rice: One-Pot Tinola Rice Recipe! | Chef Tatung

chicken

🥗Healthier: tofu

💰Cheaper: pork

Tofu is a lower-calorie option, while pork is often less expensive.

green papaya

🥗Healthier: zucchini

💰Cheaper: carrots

Zucchini is a healthier alternative, while carrots are more readily available.

Season chicken legs and breasts and set aside.

Heat a little oil in a pot and sauté ginger, onions, and garlic until translucent and aromatic.

Add 2 cups of rice and season with a little salt.

Pour in 3 cups of water and add 2 cubes of Maggi magic chicken for flavor.

Taste the broth to ensure the flavors are right.

Arrange chicken pieces on top of the rice to infuse flavor while cooking.

Add green chilies to the pot.

Check on the tinola rice as it cooks, adding vegetables to steam separately.

Once the rice is almost done, drop the cooked chicken into an ice bath to stop the cooking process.

Slice the chicken into pieces for presentation.

Plate the chicken alongside the rice and steamed vegetables.

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