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Filipino Chicken Pastil Topping (Kagikit) Recipe

Prep Time 20 mins
Cook Time 40 mins
Total Time 1 hr
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Difficulty: Beginner
Servings: 4
Calories: 2,100
Best Season: Suitable throughout the year
Dietary: Chicken
Description

This Chicken Pastil Topping (Kagikit) recipe features tender shredded chicken breast simmered in a rich, savoury sauce made with turmeric, curry powder, garlic, and vinegar, all built on a homemade chicken stock base for extra depth. Learn how to make this comforting Filipino-Muslim dish and serve it over steamed rice for an easy, flavour-packed meal.

Ingredients
    For Boiling the Chicken Breast & Chicken Stock
  • 1 bulb of garlic
  • 1 whole red onion
  • 3-4 slices of ginger
  • Salt & Pepper
  • Chicken carcass (from 1 whole chicken)
  • 750 g of Chicken Breast
    • For the Kagikit
  • 2 tbsp Oyster sauce
  • 1/2 cup Oil
  • 1/2 tbsp Turmeric Powder
  • 1/2 tbsp Curry Powder
  • 1 red chili (sliced)
  • 1 whole white onion (sliced)
  • 3 tbsp of garlic (minced)
  • 2 tbsp Light soy sauce
  • 1 tbsp Dark soy sauce
  • Chicken oil (if you have it; if not, you can use achuete oil/ saffron powder/ achuete powder)
  • MSG
  • 1 tbsp sugar
  • 1/2 cup Butter/ Margarine
  • 2 tbsp Vinegar
Instructions
    For the chicken stock & chicken breast
  1. 1

    Boil everything in a pot

  2. 2

    Sift

  3. 3

    Take the chicken and bones out and strain your stock to remove all other ingredients

    This stock is crucial for the Kagikit, as the oil from the stock will give us a juicy dish
    4. For the Kagikit
  4. 4

    Shred the chicken breast and take all the cooked meat from the chicken carcass, then set it aside

  5. 5
    In a hot wok/pan, add your oil
  6. 6
    Add your onions and margarine/butter
  7. 7
    Let the butter/margarine melt, then add your garlic and chilli
  8. 8
    Add your turmeric and curry powder
  9. 9
    Add your chicken breast
  10. 10
    Mix
  11. 11
    Add the light and dark soy sauce
  12. 12
    Mix until chicken breast is covered in soy sauce
  13. 13
    Add your MSG & sugar, then mix
  14. 14
    Add the vinegar
  15. 15
    Don't mix for a few minutes
  16. 16
    Add the chicken stock
  17. 17
    Let it reduce until there's only the oil left
  18. 18
    Serve with white rice or java rice w/ some sides of veggies

Nutrition Facts

Servings 4

Amount Per Serving
Calories 460kcal
% Daily Value *
Total Fat 30g47%
Total Carbohydrate 6g2%
Dietary Fiber 0.5g2%
Protein 30g60%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily value may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

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