Filipino Chicken Adobo
One of the most amazing asian chicken dishes I have ever come across. Intense in flavour, but so fast and easy to prepare. MaRINaTING TIME: 20 min to overnight
Prep Time:10 minutes
Cook Time:40 minutes
Total Time:50 minutes
Servings:4
Course:Chicken
Cuisine:Filipino
Ingredients
- 1.5 lb / 750g chicken thigh fillets , boneless and skinless (4 to 6 pieces)
- 6 garlic cloves
- 1/3 cup soy sauce (ordinary all purpose soy sauce, not light or dark soy sauce)
- 1/3 cup + 2 tbsp white vinegar
- 3 dried bay leaves (or 4 fresh)
- 3 tbsp cooking oil
- 1 small brown onion , diced
- 1 1/2 cups water
- 2 tbsp brown sugar
- 1 tbsp whole black pepper
- 2 shallots/scallions , sliced
Instructions
1. Combine the chicken with 3 garlic cloves (minced), soy sauce, vinegar and bay leaves in a bowl. Marinate for at least 20 minutes, or up to overnight.
2. Heat 1 tbsp oil in a fry pan over high heat. Remove chicken from marinade (reserve marinade) and place in the pan. Sear both sides until browned – about 1 minute on each side. Do not cook the chicken all the way through. Remove chicken from the fry pan and set aside.
3. Heat the remaining 2 tbsp oil, then add the garlic and onion and saute until the onion is golden and translucent (2 minutes).
4. add the reserved marinade, water, sugar and black pepper. Bring it to a simmer then turn heat down to medium high.
5. Simmer for 5 minutes, then add the chicken back in, top side down (ie the smooth side should face down). Leave to simmer uncovered for 20 to 25 minutes (no need to stir) until the sauce reduces down to a thick jam-like syrup and when you turn the chicken over, it is glazed (note - it will thicken slightly as it rests).
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Recipe Notes:
1. You won't need all the sauce because it is very strong in flavour. Save the leftovers and use it to make fried rice! It is perfect because it is so strong in flavour so a little bit goes a long way. I used it to make a fried rice with leftover Filipino Chicken adobo and chopped asian greens. No other flavourings required!
2. This needs to be made with chicken thighs in order for the sauce to thicken because the oil in the chicken is required. This recipe won't work as well with chicken breast.
The best way to achieve the closest result with chicken breast is to add 2 tbsp of any oil to the sauce, take the chicken out once cooked and reduce the sauce right down to become jammy, then smear it on the breast.
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