Chicken adobo
Chicken adobo, from above
Non vegPhilippines

Chicken adobo

Vinegar, soy, garlic, bay leaf, pepper. Five things, one national treasure, zero arguments (there are many).

60 minTime
49 gProtein each
mildSpice
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Make it your way

Grandma's wayVinegar, soy, garlic, bay and pepper.
The original
445kcalsame
49 gproteinsame
1 gfibresame
60minutessame

Chicken adobo.

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

4 servings
Chicken, curry cut (bone in chicken, small pieces)thighs and drumsticks
Vinegar½ cup cane or coconut vinegar
Soy sauce4 tbsp
Garlic1 whole head, crushed
Bay leaf (indian bay leaf)3 bay leaves
Black pepper1 tsp whole peppercorns, cracked
Water⅔ cup
Cooking oil (vegetable oil)1 tbsp
Jaggery2 tsp brown sugar, optional

Method

5 steps
  1. 1Marinate chicken with soy, half the garlic and pepper for 30 minutes.
  2. 2Brown the chicken in oil skin side down, then fry the rest of the garlic.
  3. 3Add marinade, vinegar, water, bay leaves and sugar. Bring to a boil and do not stir for 3 minutes.
  4. 4Cover and simmer until the chicken is tender and cooked through with no pink at the bone.
  5. 5Uncover and reduce until the sauce is glossy and clings. Optionally crisp the chicken under a grill.
Serve it like this

Serve in a deep dish with sauce spooned over and whole garlic cloves visible, beside garlic rice and a fried egg or sliced tomato.

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What goes with Chicken adobo: a bread or rice, a side, something to drink and something sweet.

Bread or rice Burnt garlic fried rice25 min
Bread or rice Pandesal150 min
With a main Pinakbet40 min
On the side Kinilaw25 min
On the side Laing60 min
To drink Calamansi juice10 min
Something sweet Leche flan75 min
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