Chicken Papaya

Joy and I went to Kauai for a two week vacation and stayed with our cousin Ate Naomi. Ate taught Joy how to make this delicious dish, I picked the green papaya from Naomi’s tree. 1 small green papaya – no sign of being ripe (the papayas in our Asian markets are huge) 1lb of chicken thighs which can be halved through the bone (I remove skin) 1 can chicken broth & water or 2 chicken boullions & water (I use boullions)1/2 onion rough chop 2 large cloves of fine diced garlic 1 fine diced jalapeno pepper or a whole yellow chlli 2 chucks of fresh ginger (remove ginger when done) Optional: add "kalamongai", “malangai”, or “chili” leaves; substitue: spinach or arugula Saute onions, garlic, ginger, salt, pepper and jalapeno add the chicken and brown then add the chicken broth and cook covered until 2/3rds done then add green papaya peeled and diced into 2’ pieces and patis. Cook until papaya is fork tender no longer then add the kalamongai leaves. Enjoy! Painting style - all adjustment are done in the camera and by moving the camera around. NOT PHOTOSHOP More photos link: Visiting Kauai II Hawaiian Cruise