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Kelaguen recipe
A zesty and refreshing taste of Micronesia!
Ingredients
- 500 g chicken
- 100 ml lime juice
- 4 green onion
- 150 g grated coconut
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp pepper
How to make Kelaguen
- Prepare your ingredients by measuring out 1 kg of chicken, 100 ml of lime juice, and chopping 4 green onions finely.
- In a large pot, add the chicken and cover with boiling water, then cook thoroughly over medium heat.
- Once fully cooked, remove the chicken from the pot and allow it to cool slightly before shredding it into bite-sized pieces.
- In a large bowl, combine the shredded chicken with 100 ml of lime juice for a zesty flavor infusion.
- Add 4 finely chopped green onions and 150 g of grated coconut to the chicken mixture.
- Season the mixture with 1 teaspoon of salt and ½ teaspoon of pepper, stirring everything together until well mixed.
- Cover the bowl and let the mixture marinate for at least 10 minutes to enhance the flavors.
- Serve the Kelaguen chilled or at room temperature, garnishing with additional green onions if desired.
What is Kelaguen?
Kelaguen is a traditional dish from Micronesia, boiled, and takes about 30 minutes from start to finish. It is built around chicken, grated coconut and lime juice. The recipe below uses 6 ingredients and is written out step by step.
How long does Kelaguen take?
At 30 minutes it is quicker than 97% of the 588 dishes in Copper's atlas. Copper's atlas has 65 dishes built on chicken. The method runs to 8 steps, the longest being 10 minutes.
Any tips for making Kelaguen?
Allowing the mixture to marinate enhances the flavors.
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