How To Cook Chicken Adobo in Filipino Style

Adobo is one of the most popular dishes which the Filipinos are really proud of. This Filipino dish comes with different variations and cooking styles. Typically, Adobo whether pork or chicken, is stewed in soy sauce, vinegar and garlic. Extenders like potatoes or boiled egg can also be added. Some are cooked in sweet style and some has a delicious sour blend.

Adobo is famous for its brown, oily orientation. The blend of soy sauce and vinegar with the natural oil of the meat gives a mouth-watering taste of the dish. Along with Sinigang, Adobo is considered the top viand known in the Philippines. It is also one of the best dishes that build up popularity of Filipino cuisine around the world. Different provinces in Luzon, northern part of Philippine Archipelago, have different kinds of styles in cooking Adobo.

There are Adobong Ilocano, Adobong Pamapanga, Adobong Ilocos, Adobo of Pangasinan and many other variety of taste of Adobo. Even international countries had adopted the traditional way of cooking Adobo. With their added spices and ingredients, other countries had made the local dish of Filipinos to an international flavour for everybody.

The dish is said to be originated from Spanish cuisine, but several Asian Food Historians claim that Filipinos have already been cooking Adobo even before Spaniards came to colonize the Philippines. Cooking vinegar is one way to preserve meat during the early times. The method of cooking Adobo is believed to be a practice of food preservation.

Here’s my one of a kind recipe of Chicken Adobo, which I learned from my neighbor, who is a Cook in a cruise line ship abroad. The procedures follow the traditional way of cooking the dish. Simple but you must try and taste a yummy dish for the day!

Ingredients:

¾ kilo Chicken, cut into desired pieces
1 cup soy sauce
1 cup vinegar
Minced garlic
Salt & pepper

Procedures:

1.    Rinse Chicken in a large container. Drain water.
2.    Slit parts of chicken for the meat to easily absorb spices and flavours. Marinade it in ½ cup soy sauce, pepper and garlic for 30 minutes.
3.    Put the marinated chicken in a saucepan. Add ½ cup vinegar and bring to boil until meat is tender and completely absorbed the vinegar and soy sauce.
4.    Fry the chicken until its golden brown.
5.    Add another ½ cup soy sauce and ½ cup vinegar.
6.    Add salt and other spices preferred for a good taste and aroma.
7.    Simmer for 10 minutes.
8.    Serve hot and enjoy a tasteful dinner with your family!

Chicken Adobo is indeed a very usual dish to any Filipino kitchen. Aside from chicken is cheaper than pork, chicken meat is easier to cook than meat of pork. It is much cheaper to serve for lunch, dinner or even for breakfast. Chicken Adobo is not only best to partner with steamed rice, but also fried rice and garlic rice are good to pair with Adobo. Extenders like boiled egg and potatoes give the dish a delicious blend. The presence of garlic and pepper does not only add to the flavor of Chicken Adobo but also it gives it a delightful aroma.