Ingredients:
2 tbsps vegetable or corn oil
1 1/2 tbsps finely minced garlic
1/4 cup finely minced onion
1 tbsp minced ginger
1 1/4 kg chicken, cut into serving pieces
salt and ground black pepper to taste
2 tbsps fish sauce
3 cups water
2 cups peeled and cubed green papaya
2 cups spinach leaves or watercress
Since there wasn’t any green papaya nor raw pawpaw available here (not even at the Asian grocery!), I decided to use potatoes instead. It didn’t make much of a difference, so long as I can smell and taste the ginger-y flavour. Have you any suggestion though for an alternative next time I cook Tinola?
Directions:
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