Chicken adobo
Twisted chef
4
15 minutes
1.5 hours
filipino
Super simple. Very tasty! A Philippino classic, but if you don't like garlic, it is not the one for you. Chicken braised in a rich sauce that is served with a garlic fried rice! A perfect meal if you would ask me! IB: Joshua Weissman
Ingredients
- 4 chicken drumsticks
- 4 chicken thighs
- 20 garlic cloves, heavily crushed
- 2 onions
- Crack of black pepper
- 1 1/4 cup (300ml) unseasoned rice vinegar
- 1/2 cup (120ml) soy sauce (silver swan)
- 1/4 cup (60ml) dark soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon (7g) black peppercorns
- 3 tablespoons palm sugar (50g)
- 4 bay leaves
- 1/2 cup (120ml) water
- Green onions for topping
Sinangag (garlic fried rice)
- 3-4 cups cooked day old rice (about 2 cups uncooked)
- 12 garlic cloves
- 3 tbsp neutral oil
- Pinch of salt
- Dash ground black pepper
- Spring onion for topping
Directions
- 1. Sear the chicken on both sides in a pan with oil until golden on all sides
- 2. Crush the garlic and slice some onion in half moons. 3. Add to the chicken together with soy sauce, dark soy sauce, palm sugar, black peppercorns, vinegar, sugar, bay leaves and water.
- 4. Cover the pan and bring to a boil. Now let simmer on low for 40 minutes. Flip the chicken and simmer for another 30 minutes.
- 5. Uncover and flip the chicken occasionally while the sauce thickens.
- 6. Serve with the garlic fried rice, some sauce and spring onion.
Garlic fried rice
- Mince the garlic
- 2. Add the garlic to a wok with oil and fry until golden.
- 3. Add the rice, seasonings and toss until golden and mixe