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Rellenong Manok
Rellenong Manok or Stuffed deboned chicken is still an all-time Filipino favorite. Probably the best way to display one’s culinary skills is by being able to debone a chicken without breaking its skin.
Rellenong Manok Ingredients:
1 whole chicken, deboned with shape kept
2 tablespoons calamansi juice
2 tablespoons soy sauce
1 1/2 tablespoons sugar
Stuffing
1/2 kilo ground pork
1/2 cup bacon, diced
1 cup ham, diced
1 can Vienna sausage, drained and sliced
1/4 cup sweet green peas
1/4 cup carrots, minced
1/4 cup breadcrumbs
1/4 cup pickle relish
1/4 cup raisins
1/2 cup cheddar cheese, grated
5 whole eggs, beaten
1/2 cup butter
2 tablespoons soy sauce
1 tablespoon sugar
Salt and pepper to taste
Rellenong Manok Cooking Instructions:
Marinate chicken in calamansi juice, soy sauce and sugar.
In a bowl, mix all stuffing ingredients well.
Stuff the chicken in all parts.
Sew the cavity opening and truss the chicken.
Wrap chicken in aluminium foil.
Heat oven at 350 degrees Fahrenheit and bake breast-up for an hour or until chicken is cooked.
Open the foil an rub chicken with butter and put back in oven until golden brown.
