Filipino Chicken Adobo (Flavour Kapow!)
Monday, October 7, 2019
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This is my new favourite Asian chicken dish. Everyday ingredients. An amazing depth of flavour for such a fast dish with so few ingredients!
Ingredients
- 1.5 lb / 750g chicken thigh fillets , boneless and skinless (4 to 6 pieces)
- 6 garlic cloves
- 1/3 cup soy sauce (ordinary all purpose soy sauce, not light or dark soy sauce)
- 1/3 cup + 2 tbsp white vinegar
- 3 dried bay leaves (or 4 fresh)
- 3 tbsp cooking oil
- 1 small brown onion , diced
- 1 1/2 cups water
- 2 tbsp brown sugar
- 1 tbsp whole black pepper
- 2 shallots/scallions , sliced
Instructions
- Combine the chicken with 3 garlic cloves (minced), soy sauce, vinegar and bay leaves in a bowl. Marinate for at least 20 minutes, or up to overnight.
- Heat 1 tbsp oil in a fry pan over high heat. Remove chicken from marinade (reserve marinade) and place in the pan. Sear both sides until browned – about 1 minute on each side. Do not cook the chicken all the way through. Remove chicken from the fry pan and set aside.
- Heat the remaining 2 tbsp oil, then add the garlic and onion and sauté until the onion is golden and translucent (2 minutes).