Beating the Rainy Day Blues: Easy Chicken Pochero (Pocherong Manok) Recipe

Chicken pochero is an eye-catching dish that always manages to be the star of the dining table. Locally called pocherong manok, this dish is basically tomato sauce stew with vegetables like cabbage, Baguio beans, and pechay. Safe to say, it is a healthier version of the original pork pochero recipe. After all, it is a known fact that chicken meat is a better alternative to pork.
If you’ve already mastered the art of cooking chicken adobo, then cooking this dish will be a walk in the park. The perfect harmony between the different vegetables and meat boiling in a hot stew makes it chicken pochero an ideal dish for the rainy weather. There’s nothing more calming and relaxing than sipping a bowl of hot soup as you stare into the pouring rain outside. So strap on your apron and learn the easy steps to making chicken pochero below.
Steps to Making the Mouthwatering Chicken Pochero
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- 1/2 piece cabbage cut into quarters
- 2 lbs chicken, cut into serving pieces
- 1 bunch pechay
- 1 piece onion sliced
- 1 bundle of long green beans with the ends trimmed
- 1 potato sliced into cubes
- 2 large saba banana sliced into pieces
- 3 pieces of chorizo, thinly sliced
- 2 tsp fish sauce (patis)
- 1 tsp garlic
- 1 cup garbanzos
- 1 small can of tomato sauce
- Salt and pepper to taste
How to make your own chicken pochero:
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