Filipino Chicken Adobo can be marinated overnight in our home kitchen recipe or if pressed for time use Datu Puti Adobo Series!
National dish of the Philippines! The key to this dish is to use chicken thighs (don't trade for breasts!!) and use whole peppercorn (trust us!) This recipe requires you to marinate the chicken for minimum overnight (can marinate up to 48 hours).
Info
Serving Size: 5
Cook Time: 60 minutes
Ingredients
Marinade
6 skin on, boneless chicken thighs
6 garlic cloves, minced
½ cup Datu Puti Vinegar
3 dried bay leaves
OR Datu Puti Adobo Series (Classic, Spicy, Adobo Sa Gata, Humba, Pininyahang flavors)
Main Meal
1 tbl whole black peppercorns
1 small diced yellow onion
2 tbsp vegetable oil
1 ½ cups water
2 tbl brown sugar
2 scallions, sliced
Step 1: Let’s Get Started
Heat half the oil in a large skillet over high heat. Place chicken in pan, reserve the marinade.
Step 2: Sear the meat
Sear both sides of chicken until browned. Do not cook the chicken through. Remove from skillet and set aside.
Step 3: Sautee
Heat the remaining oil in the skillet and add 3 cloves of garlic, onion and cook until fragrant.
Step 4: Bring to boil
Add the marinade, water, sugar and black pepper. Bring to a boil and then turn down to simmer on medium high and simmer for 5 minutes.
Step 4: Cook
Add chicken skin side down. Simmer uncovered for 15 minutes, turn chicken over and cook an additional 10 minutes. Sauce should reduce and be the consistency of thick syrup.
If sauce needs to thicken, remove chicken, simmer sauce to thicken and then replace chicken to coat.
Serve immediately.
Enjoy!
Let us know what you think in the comments about our Filipino Chicken Adobo recipe and if you cooked it from scratch or used Datu Puti Adobo Series! How do you enjoy them?
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