Jocy's Sunny Sour Chicken Soup

This chicken soup recipe is a unique combination of flavors that is totally different from the usual chicken broth that we are familiar with. This tangy and gingery soup will surely perk up a stressed and fatigued body and soul.

Ingredients
• half kilo chicken meat (skinless and boneless), cut into thumb size pieces
• 1 piece medium sized white onion, cut up into big cubes
• 1 thumbsized ginger, minced
• 3 pieces half ripe, medium sized tomatoes, cut into big cubes
• 5 pieces unripe tamarind
• 1 bundle young malunggay leaves
• salt and pepper to taste
• garlic powder
• water

Heat a casserole and add the chicken meat, onions and minced ginger. Stir until the onions are tender and when meat start to stick to the casserole, add water enough to cover the meat. Let it boil. In a separate saucepan, boil the unripe tamarind in half cup of water until it is soft and ready to be mashed. Mash the mixture and strain. Add the strained juice into the boiling chicken meat. Add the tomatoes into the stew and continue cooking until the chicken meat is tender. Add salt, pepper and garlic powder to taste. Add the malunggay leaves until boiling. Serve hot. This recipe serves 4 to 6.