Chicken Adobo

An easy-to-prepare Filipino staple

Serves: 8

Prep Time: 15 mins

Cooking Time: 35 mins

Source: Ares Gutierrez

Ingredients:

1kg chicken, cut into pieces

1 garlic bulb, minced

1/2 yellow onion, diced

1/2 cup soy sauce

1 cup vinegar

2 cups water

1 tsp paprika

5 laurel/bay leaves

4 tbsp cooking oil or olive oil

2 tbsp cornstarch

3 tbsp water

Method:

In a big saucepan or wok, saute the garlic and onions in two tablespoons of hot cooking oil.

Add the chicken to the pan. Add two cups of water, 1/4 cup of soy sauce, vinegar, paprika and the bay leaves. Bring to a boil Cover and simmer for 30 minutes or when meat is tender.

|Remove the chicken from the saucepan and in another pan, heat cooking oil and brown the chicken for a few minutes.

Mix the browned chicken back with the sauce and add cornstarch dissolved in water to thicken. Bring to a boil then simmer for an additional 5 minutes.

Serve hot with the adobo gravy and white rice.