Chicken Adobo Recipe (Authentic Filipino) - is an easy Chicken dinner recipe where chicken legs and breasts are seared and then coated in Soy Sauce, Vinegar, and other spices.
2PoundBone-in Chicken Legs/Breasts/Thighs (You can also use both leg and breast, or Legs and thighs)
3TablespoonCanola Oilto sear chicken
For Adobo Sauce
4-5clovesGarlicminced or crushed
½Cup Soy Sauceyou can use either dark soy sauce/light soy sauce
1TablespoonHoneyyou can replace this with 1 tablespoon brown sugar
3Dried Bay Leaves
4TablespoonWhite Vinegar
¼TeaspoonSaltOPTIONAL
1TeaspoonGround Black Pepper or Whole Peppercorns
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INSTRUCTIONS
In a skillet heat some canola oil. As the oil gets hot add chicken pieces. Cover and let them get seared on low heat. After few minutes, flip over and cook the other side as well. Cook until both sides, develops a brown crust on top. Once done, take them out of the skillet.
In the same pan, add minced/crushed garlic and saute for 30-seconds. Then add Soy Sauce, Honey, Bay Leaf, Vinegar, Serrano Pepper, Salt, and Ground Black pepper. Stir well to combine. Simmer the sauce for 1-minute
Add Chicken pieces and stir with a spatula to coat them evenly in the sauce. Add some water and cover cook for 5-10 minutes and let the chicken pieces soak all the flavors of the sauce. Now, put the heat off and serve hot on a bed of white rice.
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Nutrition
Nutrition Facts
Chicken Adobo Recipe (Authentic Filipino)
Amount Per Serving
Calories 527Calories from Fat 288
% Daily Value*
Fat 32g49%
Saturated Fat 7g44%
Trans Fat 0.3g
Polyunsaturated Fat 7g
Monounsaturated Fat 15g
Cholesterol 145mg48%
Sodium 1909mg83%
Potassium 586mg17%
Carbohydrates 8g3%
Fiber 1g4%
Sugar 5g6%
Protein 51g102%
Vitamin A 238IU5%
Vitamin C 1mg1%
Calcium 46mg5%
Iron 3mg17%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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