Pinatisang Manok, or Chicken cooked in Fish Sauce, is a dish I’ve been itching to try, ever since I saw its recipe in the Let’s Cook with Nora
My crockpot was perfect for the job. In true lazy-cook fashion, at 10 a.m. I put the chicken in its frozen state with about 1/4 cup of good thai fish sauce (patis), a teaspoon of chopped fresh ginger, set the crockpot on low, and went back to bed.
Four hours later (around 2 p.m.), I added another 1/4 cup of patis and another teaspoon of chopped ginger.
At 7 p.m. (we were expecting guests at 7:30), I added some chunks of green papaya (from our tree!), a tablespoon of rock salt, and a few more dashes of patis to the already awesome smelling pot, and started the rice.
At 7:30 p.m., we sat down to a lovely dinner of this:
Okay, so crockpot cooking doesn’t give you the prettiest dishes, but oh- the flavor! The chicken, tender and juicy, was falling off the bone… the “sauce”, made up mostly of the chicken’s own juices, was tasty and not fishy at all… the green papaya was still a little crunchy, but that’s how I like it.
Taken with lots of sticky white rice, it was a very comforting, very filling meal.
ooh wow that looks good. im gonna ask my mom to try and do that. all she cooks in our crockpot are mechado or something like that and a dish sort of like corned beef.
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oh that sounds and looks delicious! I’ll have to try pinatisang manok next time….
hehe! Usually a 2-3 tablespoons of patis is enough to flavor a dish for me. I’m wondering if 1/2 cup plus would be too salty? I wish I could taste yours 
and try to not get scared of the amount of patis
Ang sarap ah! Wish I have a crockpot…
Ok it looks pretty to me! That looks so good, Lorraine. I was so tempted to get a crockpot when I was living in London,and I’m sure if I stayed longer I would have. Do you use it often?
Hi Nena! Thanks for commenting. Gosh, yes, we use the crockpot ALL the time (we have two
)- for everything from pot roasts to overnight oatmeal. Perfect for busy (or lazy) days!
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Hi Lorraine! I’ve been looking for a chicken recipe that has green papayas and I think I found it! Thanks!
your pinatisang chicken looks absolutely delicious!! i havent tasted this recipe yet..guess its about time to try!!
I would have to try this recipe, because this looks like a winner and something the whole family will love.
Bookmarking this. Thanks for sharing!
Looks good! I’ll have to try that. Oatmeal in the crockpot? How do you do that?