1665. Filipino Pastil

Mary's sweet farewell gesture was to make us all some traditional Filipino food. Filipino Pastil consists of rice topped with shredded sautéed chicken. It usually served in wrapped banana leaves. 

Cooking Note: You may also use leftover roasted chicken, skip the boiling part and follow the same procedure below. Fish fillet is sometimes used in place of the chicken.

Ingredients:

500g chicken breast

4 cloves garlic, minced

1 onion, minced

5 Tbsp soy sauce

1 Tbsp vinegar

1 tsp  sugar

salt and pepper, to taste

2 Tbsp cooking oil

1 Tbsp margarine

1 red chili pepper, chopped (optional)

wilted banana leaf, for wrapping

cooked steamed rice

Method:

Boil the breast chicken fillet in water to partially cook the meat. 

Shred chicken fillet using fork. Pour in soy sauce and marinate for a few minutes. Set aside.

In a pot, heat oil to saute garlic and onions until fragrant. Add the flaked chicken and fry it over low heat until it is dried up.

When the shredded chicken starts to dry up, add the vinegar. Let it cook for awhile then add margarine, salt, and pepper .

Pastil is ready once flaky and a bit dried and toasted.

You may add red chili peppers if you like it spicy.

Wrap 1 cup of rice and add some pastil on top, then wrap it with wilted banana leaves.

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