Lechon Manok

Ingredients:

• 1 whole chicken
• 1/4 cup fish sauce
• 10 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 medium size onion, chopped
• 2 tsp salt
• 2 tsp ground black pepper
• 1 tbsp sugar
• 1 tbsp cooking oil
• juice from 1 lemon or 5 calamansi
• 3 stalks lemon grass, tied into a knot

Cooking Procedure:

1. In a large bowl, mix fish sauce, garlic, onion, 1 tsp salt, 1 tsp black pepper, sugar, and lemon/calamansi juice.
2. Marinate chicken in the mixture for at least 2 hours (best if overnight and put in fridge).
3. Preheat oven to 200 ⁰C.
4. Dry the chicken, discard the marinade.
5. Rub the chicken cavity with salt and pepper.
6. Mix 1 tsp salt, 1 tsp ground pepper, and 1 tbsp cooking oil. Brush all over the chicken.
7. Stuff the chicken with lemon grass and tie the legs with a cooking twine. 
8. Roast the chicken in the oven using a rotisserie or a baking pan with rack for 1.5 - 2 hours depending on the size.
9. Check if done by poking through the inner thigh. If juices run clear, it's done. Let the chicken rest for about 15 minutes.
10. Serve and enjoy!