How to make a Killer filipino dish called Chicken Adobo ( one of my favorites)

Before i get into telling you how to make a killer recipe for chicken adobo i' d like to inform readers of a little history behind our national dish and where the word adobo actually originated.

You can basically find chicken adobo being cooked in every filipino household around, as far back as i can remember during my childhood days when my grandmother use to cook this dish for us till my adult days the recipe has pretty much been the same and consisted pretty much the same basic ingredients. Adobo is typically serve best with rice and that is how most filipinos eat it.

When the Spaniards invaded the Philippines in the 16th century they adapted to the way of life in the country and observed the populations way of cooking chicken as kind of unorthodox and new. They referred to this method as Adobo which means to marinate the ingredients in spanish.

To marinate, it's the secret process to this dish and it's what makes it so delicious.

Ok now that you know a little history behind this dish it's time to get our ingredients together and get cooking. In the end you will have mastered the art of cooking adobo and hopefully you will have an aromatic, delicious and flavorful Chicken Adobo dish in front of you after this tutorial.

So lets get started, below are the cooking apparatus and ingredients you will need to complete this dish.

• A wok, skillet, or crock pot and a container to marinate all the ingredients in.

• something to stir the ingredients with.

The following list are the ingredients you will need for this dish.

• 2 Tablespoons of vegetable oil

• 1 ( 3lb ) chicken, cut into pieces

• 1 large onion cut into quarters and sliced

• 2 tablespoons of minced garlic

• 1/3 cup of vinegar

• 2/3 cup of low sodium soy sauce

• 1 tablespoon of garlic powder

• 1 tablespoon of black pepper

• 1 bay leaf

Before we begin it is important that i mention to add all the ingredients in along with the chicken into a container big enough to house everything in to marinate. Now depending on how long you want everything to marinate is totally up to you but i recommend marinating all the ingredients overnight for maximum flavor ( believe me it's worth it).

OK so i' m assuming at this stage the chicken has been marinated so lets get started.

Directions.

1. heat the skillet medium to high heat and pour the vegetable oil in.

2. pour the marinated ingredients into the skillet and let the chicken brown on both sides and then remove them from the skillet and place them separately saving them for later.

3. throw in the garlic and onion in the skillet until they are brown and tender and caramelized for 6 minutes.

4. put the chicken back and pour the vinegar and soy sauce and season with black pepper and the bay leaf.

5. increase the heat to high and bring to a boil and, reduce heat to medium- low and cover, all the while letting the chicken simmer until the chicken is tender and fully cooked. This process takes about 35-45 minutes

After that you're all ready to serve and eat and don't forget about the rice ! after all what's a good chicken adobo dish without some white rice ?

I hope you enjoyed cooking with me and hope you share this recipe with friends and family members!

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