RCI-MT.006.0021.001

Adobo

Name: Adobo
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Filipino
Ingredients: 6-8 unit chicken pieces (preferably legs and wings); ⅓ cup (80 mL) vinegar made from coconut juice (as a variant (try balsamic vinegar)); ¼ cup (60 mL) soy sauce; 4 unit smashed cloves of garlic; 1-2 pieces bay leaf; ½ tsp (2.5 mL) freshly cracked (not ground) black pepper corns

Cuisine of the Philippines This dish is the most indigenous in the Philippines. It has evolved over

Prep15 min

Cook30 min

Total45 min

Servings4

Difficultyintermediate

Ingredients

chicken pieces
preferably legs and wings
6-8 unit
(80 mL) vinegar made from coconut juice (as a variant
try balsamic vinegar)
⅓ cup
(60 mL) soy sauce
¼ cup
smashed cloves of garlic
4 unit
bay leaf
1-2 pieces
(2.5 mL) freshly cracked (not ground) black pepper corns
½ tsp

Method

Put chicken, garlic, peppercorn, soy sauce and vinegar in a pan and bring to a boil

When chicken is cooked, put chicken pieces in a colander and drain. Put aside the pot with soy sauce and vinegar.

When chicken pieces are no longer draining, fry them in hot oil at medium heat (have a cover ready for splatters)

Sear the chicken and brown them on all sides.

Put chicken pieces back in the pot with soy sauce and vinegar and bring to simmer.Add 1-2 pieces of bay leaf.

Cook until it has dried a bit. Adobo should not be saucy.

Adobo

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What Makes This Variant Distinct