Chicken Adobo (Adobong Manok)

Cooking chicken adobo is very simple and easy. Just don’t forget to include the garlic, pepper, bay leaves, salt, and vinegar in your ingredients. The authentic chicken adobo should include all of these ingredients. Here’s a simple recipe you might want to try at home.

Ingredients:

1 kilogram chicken
1/2 cup vinegar
1/4 cup of soy sauce
crushed garlic
pepper and salt to taste
2 bay leaves
water
cooking oil

Cooking Procedure:

Combine the garlic, pepper, salt, bay leaves, and chicken. Pour-in the vinegar and soy sauce then marinate.
Add enough water to cover the meat. Simmer the chicken until tender and the sauce thickens.
Fry the chicken in hot cooking oil then return to the sauce.

Number of Servings: 6 servings

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The Adobo Chronicles

The word adobo came from the Spanish word adobar which means 'marinade' or 'pickling sauce.' We Filipinos cook this dish as a way to preserve food. Vinegar is one of its main ingredients which preserves the dish because of its acidity. The use of soy sauce as an ingredient was introduced to us by Chinese traders earlier in our history. Many say that the adobo is not complete without the inclusion of bay leaves (dahon ng laurel) and black pepper (paminta). There are countless versions of adobo because of the many ingredients and cooking methods that can be used. Some of the more popular versions are the following: Chicken Adobo (Adobong Manok) – Chicken braised in vinegar and soy sauce. Pork Adobo (Adobong Baboy) – Pork braised in vinegar and soy sauce. Chicken Pork Adobo (Adobong Manok at Baboy) – Combination of chicken and pork braised in vinegar and soy sauce. Adobong Pusit (Squid Adobo) – Squids braised in vinegar and soy sauce. Adobo sa Gata (Adobo i...

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