Cheesy Pineapple Chicken, Pininyahang Manok with Cheese

Cheesy Pineapple Chicken, Pininyahang Manok with Cheese. One of the most visited OPC recipe is my version of pininyahang manok, it is one of the first recipe publish when this blog was starting. The photo might not be as good but I assure you that was one of the best recipes that I had. Today I am sharing a cheesy version that I have cooked from scratch.

The dish was inspired by a cheesy chicken dish I had recently. Most us Pinoy today love cheese and we have learned how to integrate it in to our cooking we do have a lot of cheesy Pinoy dishes that we love and example is our kaldereta. There are some version of pineapple chicken out there but I had said I cook it from scratch and of course base on our favorite pininyahang manok. Here is the recipe of another innovative dish, Cheesy Pineapple Chicken, Pininyahang Manok with Cheese.

Ingredients:

1/2 kilo boneless and skinless chicken thigh, cut into serving pieces
2 small size potato, peeled, cut into wedges
1 small size carrot, peeled, cut into wedges
2-3 cloves garlic chopped
1 large size onion cut into squares
1 small can canned pineapple slice, cut into pieces, reserved syrup
1 small can evaporated milk
2 small size green/red bell pepper, cut into square
1 1/2 cup grated cheddar cheese
1-2 tsp. sugar
2-3 tbsp. fish sauce
salt and pepper
cooking oil

Cooking procedure:

In sauce pan heat about 2 tbsp. of cooking oil and strifry the onion a few seconds, remove from the pan and keep aside. Using the same pan stir cook the garlic until fragrant. Add in the chicken and stir cook for 3 to 5 minutes until all sides are seared. Add in the fish sauce and a few dash of pepper, continue to stir cook for another 2 to 3 minutes. Add in 1/2 to 2/3 cup of water, the reserved pineapple syrup, the potato and carrots, bring to a boil and simmer for 8 to 10 minutes or until the liquid is reduced to about half. Now add in the milk, sugar and pineapple, continue to cook for 3 to 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add in the stirfried onion, and bell pepper, continue to cook for about a minute. Correct saltiness if required. Add in the cheese and continue to cook for another 1 to 2 minutes or until the cheese is melted and the sauce has thickened. Serve hot with fries or rice.