Chicken Adobo

4.43 from 7 votes

Chicken slices 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 Time5 mins

Cook Time35 mins

Total Time40 mins

Course: Main Course

Cuisine: Filipino

Keyword: adobo, adobong manok, chicken adobo, filipino adobo, how to cook chicken adobo

Servings: people

Calories: 607kcal

Author: Vanjo Merano

Ingredients

2 lbs chicken cut into serving pieces
3 pieces dried bay leaves
8 tablespoons soy sauce
4 tablespoons white vinegar
5 cloves garlic crushed
1 1/2 cups water
3 tablespoons cooking oil
1 teaspoon sugar
1/4 teaspoon salt optional
1 teaspoon whole peppercorn

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Instructions

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
Heat a cooking pot. Pour cooking oil.
When the oil is hot enough, pan-fry the marinated chicken for 2 minutes per side.
Pour-in the remaining marinade, including garlic. Add water. Bring to a boil
Add dried bay leaves and whole peppercorn. Simmer for 30 minutes or until the chicken gets tender
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!

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