Chicken adobo

Name: Chicken adobo
Total time: 1 h
Yield: serves 2
Ingredients: vegetable oil for frying; boneless chicken thighs 4, skins removed; garlic 2 cloves, bruised; soy sauce 2 tbsp; sherry vinegar 3 tbsp; black peppercorns 8; bay leaf 1; steamed basmati rice to serve; cooked greens to serve

1 hour
serves 2
Easy

Check out our low calorie pan-fried chicken thigh recipe served with steamed rice and greens. This is a traditional Filipino dish made with soy sauce and vinegar. The strong flavours mellow a little with cooking, leaving a deeply savoury sauce behind

October 2, 2018 at 4:04 pm

Ingredients

vegetable oil for frying
boneless chicken thighs 4, skins removed
garlic 2 cloves, bruised
soy sauce 2 tbsp
sherry vinegar 3 tbsp
black peppercorns 8
bay leaf 1
steamed basmati rice to serve
cooked greens to serve

Method

Step 1

Heat a little oil in a deep non-stick frying pan. Fry the chicken until browned all over. Add the garlic, soy, vinegar, peppercorns, bay leaf and 100ml water to the pan.
Step 2

Cover and simmer the chicken gently for 20 minutes, turning now and again, then take off the lid, turn up the heat and boil, turning the chicken until the sauce is reduced and glossy. Serve with steamed rice and greens.