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Chicken adobo
Chicken braised in soy sauce with vinegar, garlic and bay. The vinegar is left unstirred for the first ten minutes.
Ingredients
ServingsOriginal: Serves 4
- Chicken thighs1 kg
- Soy sauce120 ml
- Cane or rice vinegar120 ml
- Garlic10 cloves
- Bay leaves4
- Black peppercorns1 tsp
- Cane sugar1 tbsp
- Water200 ml
- Neutral oil2 tbsp
- Cooked rice400 g
Quantities are auto-calculated from the original recipe as a guide. Items without numbers (e.g. “to taste”) are not changed.
Method 5 steps
Marinate the chicken in the soy with the crushed garlic and peppercorns for thirty minutes.
Lift the chicken out, dry it and brown it skin down. Keep the marinade.
Pour in the marinade, water and vinegar, add the bay and sugar. Bring it to the boil and neither stir nor cover for ten minutes.
Cover and simmer for twenty-five minutes, turning the chicken once.
Uncover and reduce the sauce for five to ten minutes, spooning it over the chicken. Serve with rice.
