Recipe: Chicken Binakol (Filipino Chicken Soup)

Filipino chicken soup cooked in earthy lemongrass with fresh coconut meat and juice.

Chicken Binakol (Filipino Chicken Soup) Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil

• 1 pound fresh ginger root, peeled and sliced

• 2 onions, sliced

• 5 stalks lemongrass, sliced

• 1 pound skinless, boneless chicken breasts, chopped

• 1 cup sliced coconut meat

• 1? cups coconut water

• 1? cups water

• salt and ground black pepper to taste

How to Make Chicken Binakol (Filipino Chicken Soup)

1. Heat oil in a pan over medium-high heat. Saute ginger, onion, and lemongrass in the hot oil until soft, 5 to 7 minutes. Add chicken and saute until tender and no longer pink in the centers, 5 to 7 minutes. Add coconut meat; cook for 3 minutes. Pour in coconut water and bring to a boil; boil for 2 minutes. Add water, salt, and pepper to taste. Serve.

Chicken Binakol (Filipino Chicken Soup) Nutritions

• Calories: 289.6 calories

• Carbohydrate: 29 g

• Cholesterol: 43.1 mg

• Fat: 11.7 g

• Fiber: 4.7 g

• Protein: 19.1 g

• SaturatedFat: 5.5 g

• ServingSize:

• Sodium: 144.6 mg

• Sugar: 5.3 g

• TransFat:

• UnsaturatedFat:

Source: Chicken Binakol (Filipino Chicken Soup)