Moderate Difficulty
Chicken Adobo
sweet and vinegary braised chicken
Ingredients:
• 6 chicken thighs (bone-in + skin-on)
• ¼ cup black soy sauce
• ⅓ apple cider vinegar
• 1 tsp black pepper
• 6 cloves garlic (rough chop)
• 1 medium onion (julienne)
• bay leaves
• sugar (optional)
• cilantro or green onion (optional)
Marinade:
Rest for 20 minutes
• black soy sauce
• apple cider vinegar
• black pepper
Steps:
- Caramelize onions and deglaze with water.
- Add garlic and bay leaves then push to one side.
- Add oil and turn up to medium high.
- Add chicken skin side down and sear for 1-2 minutes.
- Once browned, flip and add the rest of the marinade with water so that the chicken is 3/4 submerged.
- Cover and simmer on low heat for 30 minutes or until fork tender.
- To thicken sauce, remove the lid and reduce over high heat.
- Add sugar to the sauce as needed.
- Garnish with chopped green onion and/or cilantro and serve with rice.
⭐️ Chef Notes ⭐️
- Use a pan large enough to add all the chicken thighs without stacking.
- When thickening the sauce, you can remove the chicken first if worried about overcooking.
References:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aFzYOLfmYgM