Chicken Tinola from the Philippines

Ingredients

 * 2 tablespoons cooking oil
 * 4 cloves crushed garlic
 * 1 teaspoon ginger, cut in strips
 * 1/2 cup white Onion, chopped
 * 1 stewing chicken
 * 1 tablespoon fish sauce
 * 10 cups rice water
 * 1 small green papaya, sliced into small pieces
 * 1 cup sili leaves
 * 1 teaspoon salt
 * 1 teaspoon vetsin

Directions

 * 1) Fry the garlic in hot cooking oil until brown.
 * 2) Add the ginger and chopped onions.
 * 3) Cook until soft.
 * 4) Drop in pieces of chicken.
 * 5) Season with fish sauce.
 * 6) Cover and let simmer 5 minutes.
 * 7) Add the rice water and simmer until chicken is tender.
 * 8) Add the sliced papaya and cook until papaya is tender.
 * 9) Just before removing from the fire, season with salt and vetsin.
 * 10) Add the sili leaves. Serve hot.

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