This Lechon Manok Recipe is easy to make; just put the chicken in the pan, put the lemongrass inside the chicken and sprinkle with salt and pepper or drizzle soy sauce for color. Prep Time: 2 hours. Cook Time: 1 hour 20 mins. Total Time: 3 hours 20 mins. Yield: 5. Category: Entree. Cuisine: Filipino.
There are many variation of lechon manok and it differs only on the kinds of marinade and the stuffing used in the chicken. Well, the key ingredient, I think, when cooking lechon manok is the lemon grass. This stuffing is what differs on this roasted chicken from the rest.
A larger variation of barbecues, lechon can be either chicken or pork (sometimes beef). Roasting lechon baboy has been a staple for many Filipino events such as weddings, christenings and birthday. And yes, you’d rarely find a ‘kanto’ that doesn’t have a lechon manok/liempo for sale these days.