Nick's Chicken Adobo Recipe (Stovetop or Instantpot)

Nick's Chicken Adobo Recipe (Stovetop or Instantpot)

from extrapetite.com

See a short video of how we make it

Ingredients

  • 1.5 lbs chicken (chicken wing sections, thighs, drumsticks or a mix)
  • 1/4 cup good soy sauce ((see photo below))
  • 1/4 cup vinegar (apple cider or white vinegar (see photo below))
  • 2 teaspoons brown sugar (more to taste (or use a few chopped dates!))
  • 6 cloves garlic (minced)
  • 1 teaspoon black pepper (freshly ground*)
  • 3 bay leaves
  • 1 medium onion (cut into slivers)

Directions

  1. 1

    Optional marinade step: Put soy sauce, vinegar, chicken, and half the garlic in a large glass bowl to marinade. Cover and refrigerate for 30 minutes up to a few hours.

  2. 2

    Heat a little olive oil in a large pan, pot or dutch oven

  3. 3

    Sauteé garlic and sliced onions until fragrant, then push to side of pan

  4. 4

    Place the meat into the pan to lightly brown it, skin side down

  5. 5

    Pour the rest of the marinade in over the browned meat. If you didnt marinade, this is where you add in the soy sauce and vinegar.

  6. 6

    Add bay leaves, black pepper and sugar and stir gently

  7. 7

    Bring it to a low simmer, cover and continue simmering on low heat 20-25 minutes. Longer cooking time on low heat = the key to tender chicken here.

  8. 8

    Remove cover, then continue to simmer 10-15 minutes uncovered to let sauce reduce and thicken. We let it go a little longer on low heat to make them extra tender for our toddler.

  9. 9

    Optional: We like to stir in a bag of baby spinach leaves right at the end to get some greens in! Goes great with the sauce.