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Chicken Asado Recipe

Chicken Asado (or Asadong Manok) is an awesome Filipino chicken dish and one of the best bets of the province of Pampanga. This dish uses simple ingredients and the cooking process is not so complicated.

Hmmm, seems like you’re eyes are hooked on the picture; let me clarify things right away to avoid confusion. Yes, the image that you are looking at is really Chicken Asado and not Chicken Afritada. But why is the base reddish? Unlike the usual dark asado dishes that we used to know (that are actually influenced by Chinese Cuisine), this special asado recipe uses tomato sauce as the base ingredient.

I first tried this dish when I visited Sta. Rita town in Pampanga. I thought that it was just an ordinary dish – but I got mesmerized right after the spoon left my mouth. At first, I can’t identify the ingredient that makes this semi-sour dish so rich and tasty until the host told me that he used butter to bring-in more taste and life to the dish. Pretty clever, isn’t it?

Try this Chicken Asado recipe and please don’t be shy to post your comment. I’m all ears (or eyes for this matter) – you know.

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By: Vanjo Merano 30 Comments Updated: 9/2/18

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Chicken Asado or Asadong Manok is an awesome Filipino chicken dish and one of the best bets of the province of Pampanga. This dish uses simple ingredients and the cooking process is not so complicated.

Chicken Asado Recipe

Hmmm, seems like you’re eyes are hooked on the picture; let me clarify things right away to avoid confusion. Yes, the image that you are looking at is really Chicken Asado and not Chicken Afritada. But why is the base reddish? Unlike the usual dark asado dishes that we used to know (that are actually influenced by Chinese Cuisine), this special asado recipe uses tomato sauce as the base ingredient.

I first tried this dish when I visited Sta. Rita town in Pampanga. I thought that it was just an ordinary dish – but I got mesmerized right after the spoon left my mouth. At first, I can’t identify the ingredient that makes this semi-sour dish so rich and tasty until the host told me that he used butter to bring-in more taste and life to the dish. Pretty clever, isn’t it?

How to Cook Chicken Asado

Rub salt and pepper in each of the chicken slices. Let it stay longer for the chicken to absorb the flavor. Start to pan-fry the chicken by heating the oil. Fry each chicken in medium heat for at least 3 to 5 minutes per side. Remove the chicken and set aside.

Melt butter in a cooking pot and then saute the onion and bay leaves. Pour the tomato sauce and add the seasonings including the lemon. You can let the entire mixture cook for a while, or you can add the chicken right away for it to cook longer. Both options will give you a good result. Simmer the chicken in the covered cooking pot for a few minutes until tender and then add the potatoes last.

It is time to get the warm rice and enjoy your meal.

Try this Chicken Asado recipe and please don’t be shy to post your comment.

Did you make this? If you snap a photo, please be sure tag us on Instagram at @panlasangpinoy or hashtag #panlasangpinoy so we can see your creations!

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Chicken Asado

Prep: 10 minutes
Cook: 40 minutes
Total: 50 minutes
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Ingredients

  • 2 lbs chicken cut into serving pieces
  • 1/4 cup lemon juice
  • 2 tablespoons soy sauce
  • 1/4 cup butter
  • 1 1/2 cup of tomato sauce
  • 1 large onion diced
  • 2 pieces dried bay leaves
  • 2 large potatoes quartered
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
  • 3/4 cup cooking oil

Instructions

  • Rub the chicken with salt and pepper and let stand for at least 30 minutes.
  • Heat a frying pan then pour-in the cooking oil and Pan Fry the chicken. Set aside.
  • Heat a cooking pot or wok then put-in the butter.
  • When the butter is hot enough, add the onions and sauté until the texture becomes soft.
  • Add-in the bay leaves and cook for a minute.
  • Pour-in the tomato sauce and bring to a boil.
  • Add the soy sauce and lemon juice then stir to ensure that the mixture is properly distributed and simmer for 5 to 7 minutes.
  • Add the pan-fried chicken and simmer for 10 minutes.
  • Place the potatoes in and continue to simmer for 7 to 12 minutes.
  • Turn off the heat then transfer to a serving plate and serve.
  • Share and enjoy!

Nutrition Information

Serving: 6g
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Vanjo Merano is the creator of PanlasangPinoy.com. His goal is to introduce Filipino Food and Filipino Cuisine to the rest of the world. This blog was the first step that he took.

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  1. Rey says

    Posted on 3/5/20 at 9:52 pm

    5 stars
    My parents are from Santa Rita, Pampanga. I was born and raised in L.A. Growing up, I didn’t eat much Filipino food. My parents would cook all the time, but I’d always crave something different… Mexican, Persian, Peruvian, Chinese, etc… Now that I’m older and I have kids, I crave the Filipino dishes my parents made when I was young. It’s great to find recipes like this online! I just made this for the first time using your recipe. It tastes just like my dad’s! I added carrots to mine.

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  2. wen says

    Posted on 7/15/15 at 6:01 pm

    what if i add some sugar and some honey ? it will okay? help me?

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  3. Devy says

    Posted on 1/16/14 at 6:49 pm

    What tomato sauce did you use? The sweetened one?

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  4. Ruth says

    Posted on 4/25/12 at 6:20 am

    I just tried this one and my daughter (who is so fuzzy, mind you) and I loved it! Thanks for the recipe 🙂

    Reply
  5. Nancy says

    Posted on 4/19/12 at 3:40 pm

    What’s the replacement of bay leaves if there’s none? Or is it still yummy if there’s no bay leaves? Thanks! :))

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  6. Mari says

    Posted on 3/14/12 at 11:50 am

    I tried this recipe yung bf ko (japanese) loved it halos sya n mkaubos ng lhat hahah!!
    Thanks for this Recipe!

    Reply
  7. Christal says

    Posted on 2/17/12 at 12:33 pm

    Hi, I was just wondering instead of using tomato sauce can I use spaghetti sauce instead?

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  8. maerabag says

    Posted on 1/24/12 at 3:15 pm

    hi vanjo,,,ur such a excellent cook i learn a lot of ur cooking…i tried ur chicken asado it seem d potato s not cook…so much better cguro boiled separatly muna bgo iadd…but anyway taste yummy nman…tnx GOD bless & more ricepes…

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