Chicken Soup With Pepper Tree Leaves

• 8 chicken drumsticks or 800g chicken pieces
• 2 tablespoons fish sauce
• 1 tablespoon ginger minced
• 3 cloves garlic minced
• 1/2 leek sliced, or 1 small onion, diced
• 1 chayote small, peeled and cubed, or green papaya
• 1 bunch leaves kawakawa, thoroughly washed to make sure there are no clingy caterpillars
• 3 cups water
• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil

1. Heat oil in a large pot over medium high heat.
2. Saute garlic, leek and ginger for 2 minutes or until fragrant.
3. Add chicken and fish sauce then cook for 5 minutes or until color turns to white.
4. Add water and let it boil.
5. Lower the heat to medium and simmer until chicken meat is tender.
6. Add cubed chayote and let it simmer for 5 minutes until they are tender.
7. Add kawakawa leaves and simmer for another minute.
8. Add more fish sauce if desired.
9. Serve hot by itself or with steamed rice.

chicken, fish sauce, ginger, garlic, onion, chayote small, thoroughly washed, water, vegetable oil

Taken from www.yummly.com/recipe/Chicken-Soup-With-Pepper-Tree-Leaves-1651468 (may not work)