INGREDIENTS

1. 1 kilo Whole chicken

MARINADE

1. ½ cup Datu Puti Soy Sauce
2. ¼ cup Calamansi juice
3. ½ cup Mang Tomas All-Around Sarsa
4. ½ cup Lemon- or lime-flavored carbonated drink
5. 2 tablespoons Garlic, minced
6. 1 piece Onion, chopped
7. 1 tablespoon Ginger, chopped
8. 3 tablespoons Brown sugar
9. 4 stalks Lemongrass
10. ½ tablespoon Coarse salt
11. 1 teaspoon Ground black pepper
12. 2 tablespoons Golden Fiesta Canola Oil

LECHON MANOK SAUCE

1. 1½ tablespoons Cornstarch
2. ½ cup Mang Tomas All-Around Sarsa
3. ½ cup Water
4. ¼ cup Brown sugar
5.  drippings from roast chicken

PREPARATION

• 1 Mix the whole chicken with Datu Puti Soy Sauce, calamansi juice, Mang Tomas All-Around Sarsa, lemon- or lime flavored carbonated drink, garlic, onion, ginger and brown sugar. Marinate overnight in refrigerator.
• 2 Preheat oven to 350°F.
• 3 Stuff the chicken cavity with lemongrass.
• 4 Rub salt, pepper and Golden Fiesta Canola Oil all over the chicken.
• 5 Pour the whole marinade mix inside the chicken, then place the chicken breast side up in the oven. Bake for 1½ hours until juices run clear.
• 6 Prepare Lechon Manok Sauce by heating drippings with cornstarch, Mang Tomas All-Around Sarsa, water and brown sugar.