Pininyahang Manok
Pininyahang Manok (Tagalog), Gang Ped Gai Sapparot (Thai), or Chicken with Pineapple is a dish made out of chicken that is marinated in pineapple juice then cooked together with pineapple and other vegetables such as capsicums, carrots and onions. In Philippines there are 3 main variations of this dish and they vary on the sauce used, one is using chicken stock as a base, another variation is using coconut milk and the last one is using evaporated milk.
Regardless of the version this dish one of Philippines and Thailands wonderful casserole dishes (can be cooked also sans casserole) and it is best enjoyed with steaming hot rice. Try it now!
Ingredients
800g chicken thighs fillets
1/2 cup cilantro, chopped
1 large red capsicum, sliced
1 1/2 cups pineapple chunks
1/2 cup pineapple juice
1 cup chicken stock
2 cups coconut milk
1/2 thumb sized ginger, minced
1 large red onion, chopped
1 tbsp cornstarch dissolved in 1/4 cup water
oil
salt
freshly ground black pepper
Method
1. Marinate chicken pieces in pineapple juice, salt and black pepper for at least 12 hours.
2. Remove chicken from marinate then pat each chicken pieces dry. Reserve the marinade.
3. In a wok add oil and evenly brown chicken pieces, remove from wok then set aside
4. Sauté ginger and onions, then add the chicken pieces. Stir fry for a minute then pour in the chicken stock, coconut milk and reserved marinade. Bring to a boil then simmer for 15 minutes.
5. Add the cornstarch mixture, pineapples, capsicum and cilantro then simmer for 5 more minutes. Season with salt and pepper.
That looks delicious. I will have to try it. Thank you for the recipe.
Lisa
I love the flavour of pineapple with chicken and adding cilantro (coriander) sounds even better.
Mandy
Although the name of the recipe can be quite difficult for me to pronouns, the recipe is something I can follow without any issues. Pineapple is lovely to be added into cooking, try with salt fish curry, its also awesome.
I’d like this but Himself would be hard to convince.. he’s not a fan of cooked fruit in any part of the menu. This can be made with condensed milk? wow that’s is something to try one day!
No you can’t it will be sweet, only cream, coconut milk or evaporated milk will do
I like the contrast in colors…especially the way you sliced the scallions.
I love the idea of adding both the pineapple cubes and juices to this dish- it must have such amazing flavours!
I haven’t tried cooking this myself though it’s one of my late mother’s favorite recipe.
I love it when it has coco cream. Really yummy!
I can’t get enough pineapple lately, so this sounds positively amazing!
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What a pretty, colorful meal!
Pineapple, chicken, cilantro…..a winning combination for a very tasty recipe! The result is a very colorful “rainbow dish” which is appetizing and a good one for company. Pineapple offers many benefits besides great taste: eases digestion, anti-inflammatory and high in Vitamin C. Your recipe sounds so healthy and appetizing, will definitely try it. Thank you for sharing.
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