Chicken Sinampalukan

Ingredients:
1 chicken, cut into serving slices
1 cup sampalok (tamarind) tops and flowers
2 tomatoes, sliced
1 tbsp. crushed garlic
1 tbsp. sliced ginger
1 onion, sliced
1 tsp salt
6 cups water
patis to taste
oil for frying

Procedure:

1. In a saucepan, saute garlic and ginger until golden brown. Add onion and tomatoes, and cook
until tender. Add chicken and cook for 10 minutes. Set aside.
2. Wrap sampalok tops and flowers in cheesecloth, making sure that the end of clothes are tied.
Combine the wrapped sampalok and the other ingredients in another pan. Let boil, then add
the chicken mixture.
3. Continue cooking until the meat becomes tender. Season to taste. Remove the wrapped
sampalok. Serve hot.