Ingredients
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- 600 g cooked shredded hen or chicken (3 cups)
- 8 large eggs
- 120 g finely chopped red onion (1 medium onion)
- 20 g minced garlic (4 cloves)
- 30 ml vegetable oil (2 tablespoons)
- 10 g ground turmeric or Peruvian palillo (1 tablespoon)
- 20 g chopped fresh cilantro or sachaculantro (½ cup)
- 8 g salt (1½ teaspoons)
- 2 g ground black pepper (½ teaspoon)
- 4 large bijao leaves, cleaned and softened over heat
- Kitchen twine, bijao strips, or natural fiber for tying
- 1 liter water (4 cups, for cooking the poultry if starting from raw chicken)