Lechon Manok (Pinoy Roast Chicken)

Serves: 2

Citlalli Gibson

1 January 1970

Based on User reviews:

36

Spice

61

Sweetness

51

Sourness

42

mins

Prep time (avg)

4.8

Difficulty

Ingredients:

15 cloves

Garlic (minced)

1 tsp

Salt

1 tsp

Brown Sugar

1 tbsp

Vegetable Oil

Directions:

1

Combine onion, garlic, calamansi juice, fish sauce, salt, black pepper, and brown sugar in a bowl to make marinade

2

Place chicken in a roasting pan

3

Rub marinade over chicken, including inside the cavity

4

Let chicken marinate in the refrigerator, about 4 hours

5

Reserve leftover marinade in the bowl

6

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C)

7

Trim lemongrass, discarding tough outer stalks

8

Pound inner stalks with a heavy object until bruised

9

Place lemongrass and bay leaves inside the chicken cavity

10

Stir oil into the leftover marinade in the bowl

11

Roast chicken in the preheated oven, basting with the oil mixture from time to time, until an instant-read thermometer inserted into the thickest part of the thigh reads 165 degrees F (74 degrees C), 60 to 90 minutes

12

Remove chicken from the oven and allow to rest in a warm area for 15 minutes before serving