Chicken Adobo

4.95 from 91 votes

Chicken adobo is a Filipino recipe made with only a few ingredients. It's an easy one pot meal, and you won't believe how silky and flavorful the sauce is!

Prep Time5

Cook Time1 10

Total Time1 15

Course: Chicken and Poultry

Cuisine: Filipino

Servings: servings

Calories: 461kcal

Author: Sarah

Ingredients

4 bone-in skin-on chicken thighs
5 chicken drumsticks
1 tablespoon oil
14 oz. can coconut milk (400 ml)
1/2 to 2/3 cup low sodium soy sauce (115-155 ml, We DO NOT recommend using light soy sauce for this dish, as it is too salty)
1/4-1/3 cup distilled white or cane vinegar (60-80 ml)
2 teaspoons sugar
1 teaspoon black peppercorns (or 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper)
2 bay leaves
4 cloves garlic (smashed)
1 dried red chili (optional)
2 tablespoons cilantro (chopped, optional)

Instructions

Rinse the chicken pieces and thoroughly pat dry with paper towels. Heat a large skillet or Dutch oven over medium high heat and add the oil. Brown the chicken on all sides until crisp.
Add in the coconut milk, soy sauce, vinegar, sugar, pepper/peppercorns, bay leaves, garlic, and chili. Bring to a simmer and reduce the heat to low. Cover the pan and allow to simmer for 1 hour (add a bit of hot water if you need more liquid).
In the last 10 minutes of cooking, turn up the heat to medium high to thicken the sauce slightly. Be careful not to heat the sauce too aggressively or too long, or the sauce may "split," and transform from sticky/creamy to oily! Serve over steamed rice, garnished with the cilantro.

Nutrition

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