Green Papaya Chicken

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 -3 tablespoons cooking oil
• 1 small onion, minced
• 1 tablespoon garlic, minced
• 2 tablespoons fresh ginger, minced
• 2 -3 lbs whole chickens, parts cut into bite sized portions, remove skin
• 2 tablespoons fish sauce (patis)
• 3 -4 cups water
• salt and pepper
• fresh spinach, chopped (optional)
• papaya, cubed

Recipe

• 1 heat the oil over medium heat in a large pot.
• 2 add the onions and saute until transparent, about 3-4 minutes.
• 3 add the garlic and ginger and saute another 2-3 minutes.
• 4 add the chicken pieces and saute another 5 minutes to partially cook and lightly brown.
• 5 add the fish sauce and stir well.
• 6 add water to cover the chicken and bring to a boil.
• 7 reduce heat and simmer 25-30 minutes, stirring and skimming off fat and scum occasionally.
• 8 add cubed papaya and simmer another 5-10 minutes until papaya is tender.
• 9 remove from heat, salt and pepper to taste and stir in the chopped spinach.
• 10 this dish will be soupy when done.