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| Alternative names | Pineapple chicken |
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| Course | Main dish |
| Place of origin | Philippines |
| Region or state | SouthernLuzon |
| Main ingredients | chicken, pineapples, potatoes, carrots,bell peppers,milk (orcoconut milk) |
| Similar dishes | hamonado,afritada |
Pininyahang manok, commonly anglicized aspineapple chicken,[1] is aPhilippine dish consisting ofchickenbraised in amilk orcoconut milk-based sauce withpineapples,carrots,potatoes, andbell peppers. Some variants of the dish use achicken stock base instead of milk. The dish originates fromSouthern Luzon which was once a regional center of pineapple fiber (Spanish:piña) production in theSpanish Philippines.[2][3]
Pininyahang manok is made by firstmarinating the chicken inpineapple juice, though some recipes skip this part. The chicken is then fried in oil withgarlic andonions until lightly browned. Water with a small amount ofevaporated milk orcondensed milk is then added, along with pineapple chunks, diced carrots, potatoes, and bell peppers.Coconut milk orcream can also be used in place of milk. It is spiced with salt, sugar,black pepper, orfish sauce to taste, and left to simmer at low heat until the ingredients are thoroughly cooked.[4][5][6][7][8][9][10]
The dish spoils easily because of the milk or coconut milk ingredients. A common variant of the dish excludes them completely, and instead simply useschicken stock as the base.Cornstarch may be added to thicken the sauce in this case.[11][12]
Vienna sausages,hot dogs,cheese,eggs, or dicedtomatoes may also be added along with the other ingredients. It is served onwhite rice andgarnished withscallions and, sometimes,cashews.[5][13][14][1]
Pininyahang manok is similar to the version of chickenafritada with pineapples, but the latter usestomato sauce. It is also similar to chickenhamonado, but the latter usessoy sauce. Both of these similar dishes do not use milk.
InSilang, Cavite,tomato sauce turns the dish reddish in color.[15] InBatangas’ chicken with pineapple version,native chicken 'Banaba' issimmered in purecoconut milk withpineapple chunks, minced onion, chopped garlic, sliced carrot, potatoes cubes,chicken stock, and red-green bell pepper strips.[16]
