Chicken Adobo
Featured on July 2025
Chicken Adobo is a tangy Filipino classic of chicken thighs braised in a garlicky soy-vinegar sauce with bay leaves and peppercorns. The long simmer yields tender, flavorful meat in a balanced sweet-sour gravy. Serve with steamed rice to soak up every drop of the savory sauce.
- Prep: 20 min
- Cook: 40 min
- Total: 60 min
- Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients
- 1.50 pound chicken thighs
- 0.50 cup soy sauce
- 0.25 cup white vinegar
- 4 clove garlic, minced
- 2 bay leaves
- 1 teaspoon whole black peppercorns
- 0.50 teaspoon sugar
- 1 tablespoon oil
- 0.50 cup water
- 0.25 cup green onion, sliced
Steps
- Marinate chicken: combine chicken thighs with soy sauce, vinegar, garlic, bay leaves, peppercorns, and sugar; let rest 15 minutes.
- Heat oil in a pot over medium heat and brown chicken on all sides; remove and reserve.
- Add marinade and water to the pot and bring to a boil.
- Return chicken to the pot, cover, and simmer until sauce thickens and chicken is cooked through, about 25 minutes.
- Garnish with sliced green onion and serve over rice.