Lechon Manok Recipe
This is a recipe for rotisserie or spit-roasted chicken. This is also known as Lechon Manok in Filipino.
Servings: 5
Ingredients
- 1 2 to 3 lbs. whole chicken
Marinade
- 4 thumbs ginger crushed
- 5 cloves garlic crushed
- 1 medium red onion sliced
- 5 pieces dried bay leaves crumbled
- 1 stalk lemongrass bottom part crushed
- 1 teaspoon coarse sea salt
- ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1 ¾ cups 7-up
Stuffing
- 1 stalk crushed lemongrass tanglad
- 2 bunches of green onions dahon ng sibuyas
Instructions
- In a large bowl, combine all the marinade ingredients. Mix well.
- Place the chicken inside a large re-sealable bag. Pour the marinade in the bag with the chicken. Put the onion and lemongrass inside the cavity. Seal and refrigerate overnight.
- Remove the chicken from the bag and then stuff with fresh lemongrass and green onion.
- Prepare to roast the chicken on the grill by skewering the entire fowl on a spit and secure both sides with a grill fork.
- Spit-roast (or i-litson in Tagalog) for 2 ½ to 3 hours or until the chicken is done
- Transfer to a serving plate. Serve with lechon manok sauce and atchara.
- Share and enjoy!
Nutrition
Serving: 5g