Crockpot Pinatisang Manok
06 Feb 08 | by Lorraine in: Cooking, Lasang Pinoy, Super Sarap
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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Posted by Amir on 8 February 2008 @ 7am
oh that sounds and looks delicious! I’ll have to try pinatisang manok next time….
and try to not get scared of the amount of patis 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 
Posted by JMom on 8 February 2008 @ 11pm
Ang sarap ah! Wish I have a crockpot…
Posted by A scientist in the kitchen on 9 February 2008 @ 11am
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?
Posted by Christine on 10 February 2008 @ 4pm
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!
Posted by Lorraine on 11 February 2008 @ 10am
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Posted by Lasang Pinoy 23 Roundup: Crockpot Cooking on 11 February 2008 @ 11am
Hi Lorraine! I’ve been looking for a chicken recipe that has green papayas and I think I found it! Thanks!
Posted by oggi on 12 February 2008 @ 3am
your pinatisang chicken looks absolutely delicious!! i havent tasted this recipe yet..guess its about time to try!!
Posted by dhanggit on 13 February 2008 @ 12am
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!
Posted by [eatingclub vancouver] js on 28 June 2008 @ 8am
Looks good! I’ll have to try that. Oatmeal in the crockpot? How do you do that?
Posted by jenny on 14 July 2008 @ 10am
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