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Tinolang Palaka
Need something tasty to warm you up? This traditional tinolang palaka frog-leg soup cooked in a ginger-based broth is bursting with flavor!
- Prep time
- 10 min
- Cook time
- 20 min
- Yield
- 4 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 1 tablespoon canola oil
- 1 onion, peeled and chopped
- 3 cloves garlic, peeled and minced
- 1 thumb-sized ginger, peeled and julienned
- 1 tablespoon fish sauce
- 2 cups water
- 4 frog legs
- 1/2 bunch spinach
- 1 chayote
- salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- 1
In a pot over medium heat, heat oil. Add onions, garlic, and ginger and cook, stirring regularly, until softened.
- 2
Add fish sauce and cook for about 1 to 2 minutes.
- 3
Add water and bring to a boil.
- 4
Add frog legs. Lower heat, cover, and cook for about 10 minutes or until frog legs are tender.
- 5
Add chayote and cook for about 3 to 5 minutes or until tender.
- 6
Season with salt and pepper to taste.
- 7
Add spinach, turn off heat, and cover to allow spinach to cook in the residual heat. Serve hot.