We love this soup. It’s simple and tasty. Plus the copious amounts of garlic and ginger make it a good comfort soup for when Bella says she has a funny feeling in her throat.<\/p>\n
It’s from my sister-in-law, Corrina:<\/p>\n
“Here is the recipe for Tinola.\u00c2\u00a0 It was handed down to my friend from her mom, although I’m sure you can find versions of it online, as it’s a common Philipino soup.\u00c2\u00a0 When she gave it to me, we were sitting down to lunch together, and she wrote down the ingreds and explained what to do with each ingred verbally, so I’m trying to write it down here as I interpreted it.\u00c2\u00a0 She recommended that I hold the chayote with a fork while I peel it.\u00c2\u00a0 She was under the impression that it would make your skin itch, but it’s in the melon family, so I’m not sure if that’s the case.\u00c2\u00a0 I followed her advice anyway.\u00c2\u00a0 Most of her advice regarding proportions was, “if you like those, add lots.\u00c2\u00a0 If you don’t like those so much add less”.\u00c2\u00a0 I love this soup!<\/p>\n
2 or 3 Tbsp light olive oil
\nthumb-sized piece of ginger root, sliced into pieces approximately 1″ long and 1\/4″ thick
\n1 onion, chopped
\n1 clove garlic, minced
\n2 chicken breasts, chopped into 1″ cubes
\nChicken broth, 2 boxes or 64 oz.
\n1 Chayote, peeled and chopped into just slightly larger than how you prepared the ginger.
\nSpinach, 2 or 3 cups, lightly chopped<\/p>\n
Saut\u00c3\u00a9 ginger until it’s golden brown
\nThen add garlic and onion
\nAdd chicken, saut\u00c3\u00a9 with ginger, garlic and onion until it’s cooked
\nAdd chicken broth, bring to a boil
\nAdd chayote and let it simmer until the chayote is softened to your liking
\nTurn off the fire (her words.\u00c2\u00a0 So cute)
\nAdd Spinach and stir
\nSeason with salt and pepper, to taste<\/p>\n
I hope you enjoy it as much as I have”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
We love this soup. It’s simple and tasty. Plus the copious amounts of garlic and ginger make it a good comfort soup for when Bella says she has a funny feeling in her throat. It’s from my sister-in-law, Corrina: “Here … Continue reading