How to Cook Chicken Adobo?

A recipe of mine, after months of trial and error.

There are many adobo recipes here in the internet, all with different ways of cooking it, with different proportions of ingredients, which all taste great, I'm sure. But this is the one that produces a flavor that I really like.

How to cook chicken adobo?

Adobo whether pork or chicken or in a combination of both. Adobo comes from Spanish word "Adobo" which means "Marinade" and as you will see, marinade is very important part in preparing this dish. Some people have said that this was actually very easy preparing adobo. I disagree! It's not my first time cooking this dish you know! It's very painful when your parents and siblings didn't like it. I tried so hard to make it perfect and delicious. That's why my husband always said to me and to his friends that "this is the best wife ever!" and "this is the best chicken adobo ever!" Thanks, Daddy! =) And I didn't share it here in my blog if I didn't make it perfect. There's so many chicken adobo recipe here in the internet, you can try them all if you like, but if you like my chicken adobo, I would love to share it with you. =)


Here's my recipe:


CHICKEN ADOBO


INGREDIENTS:

1. 1 KL CHICKEN (DRUMSTICK)
2. 2 BULBS GARLIC, CHOPPED
3. 3 BAY LEAVES
4. 1 SMALL POUCH GINISA SEASONING MIX or MAGGI MAGIC SARAP SEASONING MIX
5. VINEGAR
6. SOY SAUCE
7. PEPPER


PROCEDURES:

1. Put the chicken in a Tupperware or big sealable container.

2. Put the chopped garlic all over.

3. Add 4 tbsp. of soy sauce.

4. Add 2 1/2 tbsp. of vinegar.

5. Sealed the container, and place it inside the refrigerator for over night. Make sure to turn the chicken once before you sleep.

6. In a large pan or woke, place the marinated chicken.

7. Add 1 1/2 cups of water, Ginisa seasoning mix, bay leaves, and pepper. Then bring to boil.

8. Do not stir, just bring it to boil. Once it boiling, low the heat and let it boil for 15-20 min. or until the chicken is done.

9. It's alright to flip the chicken over half way through the boiling. Add a bit water if you see the sauce reducing too much.

10. Remove the chicken. But don't throw away the sauce. Separate the garlic from the sauce w/ the strainer. Then place the sauce in a container.

11. In the same pan. Heat oil,and then place the garlic back. Then saute continuously until it turns brown.

12. Lower the heat and place it back the chicken. Let it fry for a few minutes. Remove the oil from the pan leaving the chicken and the toasted garlic.

13. Add the sauce and let it boil. Stir a little bit so that the garlic will not stuck to the pan. Mix it w/ the sauce.

14. Boil for another 5 minutes and it's all done.


You've now just cook your chicken adobo. Congrats!