Rellenong Manok
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INGREDIENTS 1 whole (2 to 3 pound) chicken, boned, have your butcher do it if possible
FOR THE MARINADE
3 tablespoons soy sauce
1 tablespoon sugar
2 tablespoons lemon juiceCombine all the ingredients and marinate boned chicken for at least 3 hours.
STUFFING
1/2 pound ground ham
1/2 pound ground pork
1/2 pound ground chicken
1/4 pound frankfurters, finely minced
1-1/2 ounces raisins
1 tablespoon lemon juice
2 tablespoons soy sauce
1 teaspoon finely minced garlic
2 tablespoons bread crumbs
1/4 cup chopped onion
5-ounces sweet pickle relish
2 raw eggs
2 teaspoons ground pepper
Salt, to taste
3 hard-boiled eggs
4-ounces melted butter
2 pieces hot sausage, pepperoni or Polish sausage), sliced lenghtwise into quartersCombine all the ingredients for the stuffing, except the hard-boiled eggs, melted butter and hot sausages; mix well.
Stuff the chicken with the mixture and the 3 hard-boiled eggs and hot sausages, taking care to arrange the eggs and sausages inside the chicken from neck to tail. Sew the slits at the neck and tail of the bird.
Place the chicken in a baking dish and brush with the melted butter. Wrap in aluminum foil.
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Bake for 1 hour. Remove aluminum foil and continue baking until chicken is golden brown. Serve with sauce.
SAUCE
Drippings from chicken
2 tablespoons flour
2 tablespoons soy sauce
1 tablespoon finely minced garlic
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
Salt to tasteCollect drippings from the baking dish. Add 2 tablespoons flour and 1 tablespoon soy sauce. Set aside.
In a small saucepan, sauté garlic in oil until brown. Add the mixture of four-soy sauce and drippings. Season with salt. Cook for 4 minutes, stirring often. Slice chicken and serve with sauce.
Makes 8 servings