How to Cook Chicken Relleno (Rellenong Manok)
Chicken relleno is a savory, stuffed Filipino dish where a whole deboned chicken is filled with a flavorful mix of ground meat, ham, eggs, and raisins, then baked to golden perfection.
Servings: 3 servings
Calories: 254kcal
Ingredients
Ingredients for Chicken Relleno:
- 1 whole small chicken deboned
- 8oz bottle Sprite softdrinks
- 1/4 cup banana catsup
- 1/4 cup soy sauce
- 3 pcs chicken bouillon cubes crushed
- 1- 1/2 tsp. pepper
- 1/4 cup ground pork
- 3 pcs egg lightly beaten
- 3 slices ham diced
- 1/2 cup cheese grated
- 3/4 cup raisins
- 1 pc small onion chopped
- 1 pc bay leaf
- 1/4 tsp. pepper
- 2 pcs hard boiled eggs quartered
Ingredients for Liver Sauce
- 1 cup chicken liver chopped
- 1 cup saba plantain banana,mashed
- 1 pc onion chopped
- 3 cloves garlic minced
- 1/4 cup breadcrumbs
- 1 cup pineapple juice
- 2 1/2 cup water
- 1 Tbsp. ground pepper
- 2 tsp. soy sauce
- 1-1/4 Tbsp. salt
- 1 tsp. vinegar
- cooking oil for sauteing
Instructions
How to Cook Rellenong Manok:
- Marinate deboned chicken in sprite, catsup, soy sauce, bouillon cubes and pepper overnight.
- Drain and prepare chicken for stuffing.
- Mix ground pork, beaten eggs, grated cheese, ham, raisins, onions, bay leaf and pepper.
- Stuff the chicken with ground meat mixture and quartered eggs.
- Sew the ends and bake for about 30-45 minutes in preheated oven at 350 °F.
- Slice and serve with liver sauce.
How to Make Liver Sauce:
- Combine chicken liver and mashed saba.
- In a saucepan, heat oil and saute garlic and onion until soft.
- Add the liver mixture. Add bread crumbs, pineapple juice, water, ground pepper, soy sauce, salt and vinegar.
- Simmer until sauce thickens. Serves 12.