🇫🇲 Micronesian Cuisine

Chicken Tinaktak

Chicken in Coconut and Tomato

Prep Time 10 min

Servings 4

Difficulty Easy

Calories 324 kcal

Ground chicken simmered with tomatoes, coconut milk, and green beans. A Chamorro comfort dish.

Ingredients

500g ground chicken
1 cup coconut milk
2 tomatoes, diced
1 cup green beans, cut
1 onion, diced
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 tbsp vegetable oil
Salt and pepper

Instructions

1 Heat oil and saute onion and garlic until soft.
2 Add ground chicken and cook until browned.
3 Add diced tomatoes and cook 3 minutes.
4 Pour in coconut milk and add green beans.
5 Simmer 15 minutes until beans are tender.
6 Season with salt and pepper. Serve over rice.

Did You Know?

Tinaktak gets its name from the Chamorro word for the chopping sound made when preparing ingredients.