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Chicken Adobo
Chicken Adobo - crazy delicious Filipino chicken adobo recipe made in one pot. Chicken Adobo is an easy dinner for the entire family.
Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
5 mins
Total Time
40 mins
Servings: 6 people
Calories: 332 kcal
Course:
Main Course
Cuisine:
Filipino
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup soy sauce
- 1/2 cup white Filipino cane vinegar or distilled white vinegar
- 6-8 cloves garlic smashed with the side of a knife and peeled
- 1 teaspoon whole black peppercorns
- 2 bay leaves
- 6 skin-on bone-in chicken thighs
Instructions
- Place the soy sauce, vinegar, garlic, black peppercorns, and bay leaves in a large, nonreactive sauté pan. Nestle the chicken thighs, skin side down, into the pan.
- Bring the liquid to a boil over high heat. Then, cover and simmer over low heat for 20 minutes. Turn the chicken over, cover again, and simmer for an additional 10 minutes.
- Uncover the pan and increase the heat to high, bringing the sauce back to a boil. While occasionally turning and basting the chicken, continue boiling the sauce, uncovered, until it reduces by half and thickens slightly, about 5–7 minutes.
- Serve the chicken with steamed white rice.
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Notes
- Watch the cooking video on this page for step-by-step guide.
- While the sauce is reducing, you may transfer the chicken thighs, skin side up, to a foil-lined sheet pan. Brown the chicken thighs underneath the broiler for 3–5 minutes. Use freshly ground black pepper instead of whole peppercorns.
- For a “drier” chicken adobo, you can reduce the sauce until it is almost completely evaporated. The chicken will then begin to fry in its own fat that is still left in the pan.
- For a saucier adobo, double the amount of soy sauce and vinegar.
- To make this adobo as an appetizer, use 2 lbs (1 kg) of chicken wings instead of thighs.
- Recipe Source: The Adobo Road Cookbook.
Nutrition Information
Serving
6g
Calories
332kcal
(17%)
Carbohydrates
2g
(1%)
Protein
25g
(50%)
Fat
24g
(37%)
Saturated Fat
6g
(30%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
5g
Monounsaturated Fat
10g
Trans Fat
0.1g
Cholesterol
142mg
(47%)
Sodium
652mg
(27%)
Potassium
339mg
(10%)
Fiber
0.3g
(1%)
Sugar
0.2g
(0%)
Vitamin A
119IU
(2%)
Vitamin C
1mg
(1%)
Calcium
24mg
(2%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 6people
Amount Per Serving
Calories 332
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 6g | |
| Calories | 332kcal | 17% |
| Carbohydrates | 2g | 1% |
| Protein | 25g | 50% |
| Fat | 24g | 37% |
| Saturated Fat | 6g | 30% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 5g | 29% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 10g | 50% |
| Trans Fat | 0.1g | 5% |
| Cholesterol | 142mg | 47% |
| Sodium | 652mg | 27% |
| Potassium | 339mg | 7% |
| Fiber | 0.3g | 1% |
| Sugar | 0.2g | 0% |
| Vitamin A | 119IU | 2% |
| Vitamin C | 1mg | 1% |
| Calcium | 24mg | 2% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.