How to cook Chicken Adobo Step by Step Recipe (Authentic Filipino Adobo)

Authentic Chicken Adobo - The National Dish of Philippines is a flavourful and mazing chicken dinner recipe with potatoes.

Chicken Adobo is an easy Filipino Chicken Recipe where bone-in Chicken is fried in hot oil and coated in a sweet and slightly spicy sauce made of Soy Sauce, Honey, and some spices. Its got a perfect spicy burst of peppercorns which is so delicious.

I love making Asian Chicken recipes for dinner because of its ease of cooking. Also the best part about Asian recipes is that they are so easy to make while being so high on flavours.

This favorite Asian recipe gained popularity in recent times because of its ease of making. This is best served with steamed white rice or Jasmine Rice or Thai Coconut Rice.

Filipino Chicken Adobo is hugely popular, more so in American than even in Philippines, although its the National Dish of Philippines. What makes it so delicious is its simple yet subtle flavours, a comforting sauce which is thick and creamy and not at all spicy and of course juicy and delicious chicken.

Chicken Adobo is popular for its extra flavorful sauce. 😍😋

Served with white rice, Chicken Adobo makes an excellent dinner recipe which tastes - just right! Seriously, there is no better way to describe the feeling.

Chicken Adobo is so comforting that it needs no further introduction. Served over a bed of white rice, Chicken Adobo, and rice is a popular Filipino combo that you do not want to miss out on.😍😍

Other popular Asian Chicken recipes

• Thai Red Curry Noodle Soup - This is a comforting soup dinner recipe which is also so easy to make.
• Szechuan Chicken - if you love spicy chicken, you will love this.
• Easy Thai Green Curry Chicken Recipe - creamy, comforting and coconut-ty chicken.
• Hunan Chicken - Another Spicy Chinese Hunan Chicken recipe.
• Kung Pao Chicken - Spicy Asian Chicken Dinner.
• Green Curry Shrimp - Super creamy and comforting.
• (10-min) Chili Garlic Udon Stir Fry - one of the best and most comforting Udon recipe.
• Crockpot Chicken Thigh Recipe with Asian Glaze - The best juicy Chicken Thigh recipe with a flavourful glaze.

🤔 Chicken Adobo Origin

The story of Chicken Adobo takes us way back to the times when there were no refrigerators.

People used to think of unique ways to preserve food. One such style of cooking is - Inadobo cooking, where chicken is marinated/coated in Soy Sauce and Vinegar so that it stays fresh for a longer duration.

So, that's how Chicken Adobo came into existence. 😍😍

Know more about Filipino Adobo here.

Just like Chicken Adobo, you can also make Pork Adobo with pork belly. Generally, Pork adobo uses some Pineapple as well.

🥘 Ingredients needed to Cook Filipino Chicken Adobo at home

• Bone-in Chicken: Generally you can make this with any chicken piece. In this recipe, I have used Chicken legs. However, feel free to use chicken thighs or chicken breasts.
• Garlic - Garlic is an important part of this recipe. Garlic brings a kick to this Filipino Chicken dish.
• Soy Sauce, Honey, Vinegar - These three are the prime ingredients for this recipe. They help in increasing the shelf life of the chicken.
• Dried Bay Leaves - Bay leaves have got a brilliant fragrance which is really important while making this Chicken dish.
• Salt and Pepper - Generally whole peppercorns are used. But, In case you don't have that in hand, you can use ground black pepper as well.
• Serrano Pepper - Instead of Serrano Pepper you can also use Jalapeno Pepper.
• Peppercorns - Whole Peppercorns are an absolute essential in this recipe.

👩‍🍳 How to Cook Chicken Adobo

• The first step is to Sear Chicken until the outer coating forms a brown crust.
• Generally, bone-in chicken is used for this recipe. I have used Chicken legs. You can use a combination of chicken legs and thighs. Or you can make this with chicken breast as well. Once the chicken forms a brown crust take them out of the pan.
• In the same pan add some Garlic, Soy Sauce, Honey, Dried Bay Leaves, Whole Peppercorns, White Vinegar, Serrano Pepper, Salt, and Ground Black Pepper. Simmer the sauce for 1-minute.
• Place chicken and stir well to coat chicken in the sauce. Allow chicken to stay in the sauce for about 5-10 minutes on low heat so that the chicken absorbs all the spices from the sauce and gets completely cooked.

• Now simply serve on a bed of warm white rice and enjoy.

Traditionally, chicken is marinated with Soy Sauce and Garlic and refrigerated for up to 3-12 hours.

But, these days since we don't have the luxury of that sort of time, we follow the quicker process of searing the chicken and then coating it in the sauce.😍

What is Chicken Adobo made of?

Chicken Adobo is typically made using bone-in chicken or Chicken Thighs. You should not use Chicken Breasts to make Chicken Adobo.

Also I use soy sauce, honey, some bay leaves, peppercorns (for spice), some chopped garlic and vinegar to make the Filipino Adobo Sauce.

😍 Other Alternatives to this recipe

• Marinate the chicken ahead of time. In case you are making this for your family then make sure you marinate the chicken one night ahead so that it is ready by morning. The more time you give your chicken, the juicier your chicken will be.
• Instead of Chicken Legs, you can use any part of a chicken. The most commonly used parts are chicken thighs and legs. However, some people like the combination of chicken breasts and legs.
• You can use both dark soy sauce or light soy sauce or coconut Aminos or Tamari to make this recipe.
• You can also serve this with broccoli or green beans. Also try this Asian Chicken and Green Beans recipe.
• You can also add chopped onions but make sure you saute them first before using them in the recipe.
• What makes Chicken Adobo so special is the juicy Chicken which soaks up the flavourful Adobo sauce. Also I love to use bone-in Chicken or Chicken Thighs into making Chicken Adobo.
• If you love Chicken Thighs, here are some more Chicken Thighs recipes like - Easy Crockpot Chicken Thighs in Creamy Garlic Parmesan Sauce (just 4-ingredients) or Cajun Butter Crockpot Chicken Thighs and Rice or Oven Baked Chicken Thighs with Apricot Jam Recipe or Creamy lemon garlic chicken thighs in Crockpot

Other Asian Chicken Recipes you can try:

• Sweet and Sour Chicken - One of the classics that is loved by people
• Kung Pao Chicken Tenders - Super awesome recipe with chicken tenders
• Honey Chicken - Terribly GOOD!
• Ginger Soy Chicken - Blast of flavors
• General Tso's Chicken - All-time favorite.
• Thai Peanut Chicken - Excellent flavors. Peanut butter tastes so good with chicken.
• Chinese Chili Chicken - One of the easiest and most popular recipes.
• Orange Chicken - Just like PF Chang's.

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