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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 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
30 mins
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 61 kcal
Course:
Main Course
Cuisine:
Filipino
Ingredients
- 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
- ½ bunch spinach
- 1 chayote
- salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- In a pot over medium heat, heat oil. Add onions, garlic, and ginger and cook, stirring regularly, until softened.
- Add fish sauce and cook for about 1 to 2 minutes.
- Add water and bring to a boil.
- Add frog legs. Lower heat, cover, and cook for about 10 minutes or until frog legs are tender.
- Add chayote and cook for about 3 to 5 minutes or until tender.
- Season with salt and pepper to taste.
- Add spinach, turn off heat, and cover to allow spinach to cook in the residual heat. Serve hot.
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Notes
- You can soak the legs in milk for about 1 hour or salt water overnight before cooking to remove any impurities and whiten and tenderize the meat. For food safety, keep refrigerated.
Nutrition Information
Calories
61kcal
(3%)
Carbohydrates
6g
(2%)
Protein
2g
(4%)
Fat
4g
(6%)
Saturated Fat
1g
(5%)
Cholesterol
1mg
(0%)
Sodium
396mg
(17%)
Potassium
331mg
(9%)
Fiber
2g
(8%)
Sugar
2g
(4%)
Vitamin A
3985IU
(80%)
Vitamin C
16mg
(18%)
Calcium
58mg
(6%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 61
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 61kcal | 3% |
| Carbohydrates | 6g | 2% |
| Protein | 2g | 4% |
| Fat | 4g | 6% |
| Saturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Cholesterol | 1mg | 0% |
| Sodium | 396mg | 17% |
| Potassium | 331mg | 7% |
| Fiber | 2g | 8% |
| Sugar | 2g | 4% |
| Vitamin A | 3985IU | 80% |
| Vitamin C | 16mg | 18% |
| Calcium | 58mg | 6% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.