Adobo Chicken
Easy
Chicken Adobo
Chicken pieces cooked in soy sauce and vinegar with garlic. This is a delicious Filipino chicken dish that you can eat for lunch with warm white rice.
Prep
10m
Cook
45m
Wait
2h
| Category: | Main Dish Poultry |
| Cuisine Type | Asian |
Ingredients
For
4
Serving(s)
Ingredients
| 2 pounds Chicken (thighs, whole legs are okay too) |
| 3 pieces Bay leaves (fresh or dry, this is essential) |
| 6 tbsp light Soy Sauce |
| 4 tbsp white vinegar |
| 5 cloves garlic |
| 1 1/2 cups water |
| 3 tbsp Oil |
| 1 tsp sugar |
| 1 tbsp Fish Sauce |
| 1 tsp whole peppercorns |
Adobo Chicken Directions
- Combine chicken, soy sauce, and garlic in a large bowl. Mix well. Marinate the chicken for at least 1 hour. Note: the longer the time, the better (up to 1 day)
- Heat a large pan, heavy pot or wok, one hot add cooking oil (if using non stick add oil while heating). Oil should be starting to smoke. Fry the marinated chicken for 2 minutes per side.
- Pour-in the remaining marinade, including garlic. Add water. Bring to a boil, then reduce the heat to low.
- Add dried bay leaves and whole peppercorn. Cook for 30 minutes.
- Add vinegar. Stir and cook for 10 minutes.
- Put-in the sugar, and salt. Stir and turn the heat off.
- Serve hot. Share and Enjoy!
