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Lechon Manok (Filipino Style Roasted Chicken)

November 3, 2018 by Manny 16 Comments

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Lechon manok is a roasted whole chicken over live charcoals. Compared to oven roasted chicken, charcoal roasted ones have a distinct smoked flavor and aroma.  This is a popular Filipino roasted chicken and there are already many lechon manok food stand selling this. But I think a home made lechon manok will taste better. The preparation of this lechon manok is a little tedious. You have to mix all the spices and herbs in a pot and then boil it. Afterwards you will extract the juice and use a syringe to inject it in the chicken. This will serve as the marinade. Good thing if you already have a charcoal spit rotisserie in your backyard but in case you don’t, you can improvise using a bamboo stick about an inch wide as the spit. Then a large metal basin for putting your live charcoals. Put a piece of metal rod above and center of the basin to support the other end of the bamboo stick (see photo below).

 

Cooking Lechon Manok

An improvised rotisserie using bamboo sticks and metal basin

 

Lechon Manok
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5 from 6 votes

How To Cook Lechon Manok (Filipino Style Roasted Chicken)

Lechon manok is a roasted whole chicken over live charcoals. Compared to oven roasted chicken, charcoal roasted ones have a distinct smoked flavor and aroma.
Prep Time20 mins
Cook Time3 hrs
Total Time3 hrs 20 mins
Course: Chicken Recipe
Cuisine: Filipino
Keyword: chooks roasted chicken, lechon manok
Servings: 2 to 3 servings
Calories: 323kcal
Author: Manny

Ingredients

For the lechon manok

  • 5 cloves garlic
  • 1 Tbsp. anise seeds
  • 4 stalks of lemon grass or tanglad
  • 1 medium size onion quartered
  • 1 Tbsp. brown sugar
  • Salt to taste
  • 1 cup chicken soup stock or chicken bouillon cube dissolved in 1 cup hot water
  • 1 whole medium size dressed chicken

For the lechon manok sauce:

  • 1/2 kilo fried chicken liver
  • 2 medium sized onion chopped
  • 1/4 cup vinegar
  • 3/4 cup brown sugar
  • 2 Tbsp. bread crumbs
  • 1 head garlic
  • 1/2 tsp. all spice powder
  • 1 Tbsp. ground black pepper
  • 1 cup chicken stock
  • salt to taste

    Instructions

    For the lechon manok:

    • Put chicken stock in a saucepan and let it simmer.
    • Add the ingredients anise, lemon grass, onion, salt, sugar, garlic and cover.
    • After a few minutes turn off the heat and set aside.
    • Strain the soup stock and reserve the spices. This will be used later to stuff the chicken.
    • Get a big syringe and inject the chicken with the soup stock.
    • Let the chicken marinade overnight in the fridge.
    • Slowly grill the chicken over the live charcoal and baste with the oil and soup stock mixture.
    • Grilling time will take about 2 to 3 hours depending on the size and weight of the chicken.
    • Chicken is done when clear juice comes out of the chicken when you make a cut on the thigh part.
    • Cook it until the meat is tender and the skin is brown. Serve with lechon manok sauce.

    For the lechon manok sauce:

    • Put all the ingredients together in a blender (except the all spice powder) until it becomes a puree .
    • Pour the mixture in a saucepan and simmer for about 15 minutes or until the liver is already cooked and the sauce thickens.
    • Turn off the heat then add the all spice powder. Mix well and set aside.

     

     

    Lechon Manok

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    Comments

    1. Manny

      September 22, 2016 at 7:54 am

      5 stars
      Hi Jeff, thanks for the kind words!

      Reply
    2. jeff

      September 20, 2016 at 3:36 am

      Good Day Sir: your blog its such a great advantage & of great help for an aspiring chef like me….. pls continue sharing & more power…thank you!!!

      Reply
    3. Manny

      July 10, 2016 at 10:42 pm

      5 stars
      Hi Jade, thanks for the kind words. I also appreciate it!

      Reply
    4. jade

      July 10, 2016 at 5:33 am

      5 stars
      Thanks a lot for sharing always your tasty menu, appreciate it so much. May God bless you always for your unselfishness. Have a good day.

      Reply
    5. Vincent oppus

      January 18, 2016 at 4:55 am

      5 stars
      Kuya question lang po. How specifically are you injecting the chicken? Or just randomly inject anywhere that is meaty?

      Really appreciate your website, i would still be eating ramen noodles if it werent for this website! Thanks for introducing me to cooking

      Reply
      • Manny

        January 18, 2016 at 6:55 am

        Hi Vincent, you can randomly inject the chicken where there is meat of course. It doesn’t matter what part but I would suggest the breast part is the best because it is dry.

        Reply
    6. Manny

      January 6, 2016 at 9:37 am

      5 stars
      Yes Mirasol, you can baste it while roasting your chicken.

      Reply
    7. Mirasol

      January 6, 2016 at 9:35 am

      5 stars
      Hi, can I use anatto oil to make the chicken look more appetizing?

      Reply
    8. Meldrid Jones

      March 3, 2014 at 12:42 pm

      Kuya Asan na Po yung old recipe mo sa litson manok? Na may lemon grass, ginger vinegar at sugar lang ata yun diba. Na miss ko na Po iyon. Gusto ko I try ulit. Sa pagka alala ko sa basting mo is gumamit ka ng asuete oil at iba pa.

      Reply
      • Manny

        March 4, 2014 at 12:49 am

        @Meldrid Jones
        Sorry po wala pong ganung recipe dito.

        Reply
    9. Lembest lechon

      December 4, 2013 at 9:49 am

      nice blog 🙂 lechon will be a star this Christmas 🙂
      We have a delicious lechon in Caloocan City

      Reply
    10. gerum

      November 7, 2013 at 12:33 am

      maraming salamat po….

      Reply
    11. GERUM

      November 6, 2013 at 9:44 pm

      sorry po,pero confused,lang ako regarding sa(1 cup chicken stock)saan tayo pwd makakuha non.

      Reply
      • Manny

        November 6, 2013 at 10:51 pm

        @GERUM
        Ang chicken stock po ay sabaw ng nilagang manok. Pwede ring chicken bouillon cubes dissolve in 1 cup of hot water.

        Reply
    12. CARMELA MOLTER

      October 19, 2013 at 1:25 pm

      ang sasarap naman ang mag pagkaing niluluto mo kuya . more pwer and GOD BLESS U PO TOGETHER WITH UR LOVING FAMILIES.

      Reply
      • Manny

        October 20, 2013 at 1:20 am

        @Carmela
        Thanks and hoping you will visit often and share this site to your friends and families.

        Reply

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