chicken & papaya soup

Hilo, HI
Updated on Dec 12, 2011

Before I was bron. My dad planted a papaya tree with others in the back yard. It made lots of good eats for breakfast, lunch & dinner. Family recipe awesome.

prep time 10 Min
cook time 1 Hr
method ---
yield 12 serving(s)

Ingredients

  • 1 pound chicken, cut into large pieces
  • 8 ounces papaya, cut into chunks
  • 6 ounces spinach or water cress leaves
  • 4 - garlic cloves, thickly sliced
  • 2 slices ginger, thickly sliced
  • 1 small onion, sliced
  • 4 cups water
  • 2 tablespoons fish sauce
  • 1 tablespoon salt
  • 1 1/2 tablespoons oil

How To Make chicken & papaya soup

  • Step 1
    First heat the oil in a soup pot. Then fry the ginger and garlic until they are both slightly brown and fragrant. Then add in the chicken pieces and fry until they too turn slightly brown. Then add the water & cover the pot and simmer for an hour.
  • Step 2
    Next add in the papaya, spinach or water cress & fish sauce. Then allow the soup to simmer for about 45 minutes. Then Add the salt and stir well. Then serve with rice and other main course dishes.

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Category: Chicken
Category: Fish
Keyword: #spinach
Keyword: #Water
Keyword: #papaya
Keyword: #cress

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