How to make or cook native delicious lechon manok

Lechon manok is my all time favorite dish. The combination of the seasonings I used on this recipe is just perfect for me. I would never change it one bit

Ingredients: 

1 kilo dressed whole chicken

1 8 oz Sprite or 7up

3 tbsp of white or brown sugar

3-5 cloves of garlic, minced

1 medium sized onion, sliced

3 tbsp of lemon or calamansi juice

1 thumb size ginger, sliced

1 or 2 stalks of lemon grass (tanglad)

ground black pepper

3 bay leaves

1 stick of butter

salt

3 tbsp soy sauce

Cooking process:

- Marinate the whole chicken in Sprite or 7up, soy sauce, calamansi juice, garlic, ginger, onions, pepper and sugar for an hour or more. 

- To get the best result we suggest to marinate the chicken overnight.

- Preheat the oven to 325°C.

- Stuffed the Chicken cavity with the following lemon grass tied together, garlic, bay leaves and Peppers.

- Inject the marinade mix unto the inside of the chicken.

- Rub the chicken’s skin with butter, salt, pepper and garlic.

- Finally, roast the chicken for 1 hour and 20 minutes or until the chicken is golden brown.

- While roasting brush the chicken’s skin, with butter.

- Serve hot with Mang Tomas lechon sauce.