Marinated Salad of Chicken

Name: Marinated Salad of Chicken (Kelaguen Mannok)
Yield: Serves me and a small party
Cuisine: Chamorro
Ingredients: 4 whole chicken breasts, skinned, cooked and boned; 1 small onion, peeled and finely chopped; the juice of 6 freshly squeezed lemons; 2 green chili peppers (Serrano or Jalapeño), minced; 2 green chili peppers (Serrano or Jalapeño), minced; 2 green chili peppers (Serrano or Jalapeño), minced; ½ cup of freshly grated coconut or the equivalent in reconstituted dried coconut; ½ cup of freshly grated coconut or the equivalent in reconstituted dried coconut; ½ teaspoon of salt; ¼ teaspoon of freshly ground black pepper

Kelaguen Mannok

Preparation info

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Tradewinds & Coconuts

By Jennifer Brennan

Published 1997

About

While I would like to think I have eaten every version of kelaguen in the culinary lexicon of Guam, this was the first. And, we know, first loves are most precious. The occasion was a christening feast shortly after I first arrived on the island in 1981. Its assertive flavor can still seduce me.

Ingredients

4 whole chicken breasts, skinned, cooked and boned
1 small onion, peeled and finely chopped
the juice of 6 fresh

Oceania
Guam
Main course
Gluten-free

Method

Finely chop the chicken and place it in a large, non-reactive mixing bowl. Add all the remaining ingredients and thoroughly combine.
Transfer to a serving bowl and present at once or refrigerate until ready to serve.