{"id":7545,"date":"2025-04-24T14:21:42","date_gmt":"2025-04-24T21:21:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kawalingpinoy.com\/?p=7545"},"modified":"2025-04-24T20:09:09","modified_gmt":"2025-04-25T03:09:09","slug":"pinaupong-manok","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kawalingpinoy.com\/pinaupong-manok\/","title":{"rendered":"Pinaupong Manok"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Pinaupong Manok<\/strong>, which means \"seated chicken,\" is a Filipino-style dish steamed on a bed of rock salt. It's moist, tender, and delicious to the bone!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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G returned from his Jujitsu class just before noon today and found me bending and contorting every which way, trying to take a decent shot of this pinaupong manok. He took one look at my roasted chicken with its legs up in the air and said, \"That is one weird-looking bird.\" Well, Smartypants, if you've spent the last two hours sitting and sweating on rock salt, you won't be looking too swell either.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And then, of course, we had the chicken for lunch, and he couldn't stop raving about how moist and flavorful it was, how the meat was so tender and delicious. Ha! Justice for my little winged friend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the mood for more chicken recipes? Try this Crispy Soy Chicken<\/a> Chowking copycat or this Fried chicken a la Max's.<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

What is Pinaupong Manok sa Asin<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Pinaupong manok is a Filipino dish wherein a whole chicken is seated upright on a banana-lined bed of salt and steam-cooked in a palayok or clay pot until tender and flavorful. This is the old method of \"roasting\", with the build-up of heat in the tightly lidded earthenware creating an oven-like environment that cooks the chicken in its juices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ingredient notes<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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The ingredients are few and simple: whole chicken, preferably spring for quick cooking and tender results. Classic seasonings and aromatics to infuse flavor include pepper, garlic, onions, and lemongrass. Feel free to experiment with your choice of herbs and spices, such as rosemary, thyme, paprika, ginger, or tamarind leaves. Coarse rock salt and banana leaves create the bed for stovetop roasting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How to Make Filipino-style Roast Chicken<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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