Recipe: Chicken Pochero

Ingredients:

500 grams chicken cut into medium sizes (beef or pork can be used too)

1 cup tomato sauce

4 cloves garlic

1 medium onion

10-15 pieces baguio beans , cut into half/thirds

1 bunch bokchoy/pechay, cut into halfs/thirds

1 medium size sweet potato/ quartered

4-6 pieces saba/plantain bananas cut into 2 (fried separately)

4 cups of water

2-3 small potato

1 chicken broth cube

¼ Tbsp ground pepper

1 tsp salt (fish sauce can be used as alternative for a better taste)

1/8 tsp MSG (optional) 

STEPS:  

1.       Saute garlic and onion until golden.

2.       Add sliced chicken and stir fry until golden brown. Add salt, MSG, pepper, and pork broth cube.

3.       Add tomato sauce. Simmer for 20-35 minutes or until chicken is tender. Medium heat.

4.       Add sweet potatoes, potato, baguio beans, pechay, and fried bananas. Simmer until veggies are cooked but not overcooked, 5-10 minutes.

TIPS:

•  You can add fried chorizo as toppings.
• Add sliced tomatoes when sautéing to make it tastier.
• Garbanzos and green peas can be added as well.
• You can use cabbage instead of pechay .