Ata means raw and fresh. This dish use the fresh meat (breast meat or pitso) of chicken for salad.
Ingredients:
- 1 Chicken breast (Use uncooked fresh pinikpikan chicken, do not use frozen dressed chicken, pinikpikan chicken is a chicken that is dressed with fire)
- 3 tablespoons of diced Ginger
- 3 tablespoons of diced Onion
- ground Black pepper
- Vinegar
- Calamansi or Lemon juice
- Salt
- Other spices (optional)
- Additional foods (optional, we will use Cucumber and Long Green Pepper in this preparation)
Sliced chicken (pinikpikan) breast |
Calamansi juice and Long Green Pepper |
Diced Ginger and Onion |
Materials:
- Bowl to contain the food
- Chopping board
- Knife
Procedure:
1. Slice the chicken breast into 1 inch by 1 cm sizes.
2. Use the bowl to soak the sliced meat in a vinegar for 40 minutes to 1 hour.
3. Drain the vinegar from the bowl.
4. Add all the other ingredients to the bowl of meat and mix well.
5. After mixing well, the food is ready to be served.
Chicken ata-ata salad with Cucumber and Long Green Pepper |