Description
A savory and tangy Filipino chicken adobo recipe simmered in soy sauce, vinegar, garlic, and peppercorns until tender and flavorful.
Ingredients
Scale
2 lbs chicken thighs or drumsticks
1/2 cup soy sauce
1/2 cup vinegar
1 head garlic, crushed
2 bay leaves
1 tsp peppercorns
1 tbsp oil
1 cup water
1 tbsp brown sugar (optional)
Instructions
1. Combine soy sauce, vinegar, garlic, bay leaves, and peppercorns.
2. Marinate chicken 1–8 hours.
3. Heat oil in pot and sear chicken.
4. Add marinade and water, simmer 35 minutes.
5. Reduce until sauce thickens.
6. Serve hot with rice.
Notes
Use dark meat for best tenderness.
Marinate overnight for deeper flavor.
Add coconut milk for creamy version.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 35 minutes
- Category: Dinner
- Method: Simmered
- Cuisine: Filipino
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 320
- Sugar: 2g
- Sodium: 820mg
- Fat: 18g
- Saturated Fat: 5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 12g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 4g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 33g
- Cholesterol: 125mg