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Filipino Chicken Adobo

This Filipino chicken adobo recipe is one of the easiest and tasty chicken recipes out there. This can be done in 40 minutes.
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time30 minutes
Total Time40 minutes

Ingredients

  • 6 chicken thighs or 10 drumstick (skin on)
  • ⅓ cup soy sauce
  • ¼ cup rice vinegar
  • 3 tbsp brown sugar
  • 10 cloves garlic
  • 2 bunches scallions
  • 1¼ cup chicken stock or water
  • 3 bay leaves
  • 1 tbsp black peppercorns

Instructions

  • Remove excess fat off of chicken.
    6 chicken thighs or 10 drumstick
  • In a hot pan with 1 tbsp of oil, sear the chicken on each side until golden brown in color.
    6 chicken thighs or 10 drumstick
  • Remove excess oil in the pan then keep the chicken skin side up and add all of the remaining ingredients into the pan.
    ⅓ cup soy sauce, ¼ cup rice vinegar, 3 tbsp brown sugar, 10 cloves garlic, 2 bunches scallions, 1¼ cup chicken stock or water, 3 bay leaves, 1 tbsp black peppercorns
  • Bring it up to a simmer then cover and let it cook for 20 minutes.
  • Remove the lid, then turn up the heat to high and allow the sauce so simmer for 10 minutes or until desired flavor/consistency. Towards the end I like to baste the chicken with the sauce.
  • Serve on top of a bed of rice and garnish with green part of scallions.
    2 bunches scallions