Chicken Adobo
Filipino-style stewed chicken in vinegar and soy sauce, served with rice.
Ingredients
- 1 medium chicken, cut up
- Giblets of 1 chicken
- 6 cloves garlic, crushed
- 1/2 t whole peppercorns or 1/4 t black pepper
- 1 small bay leaf
- 1/4 C cider vinegar or lemon juice
- 3 T soy sauce
- 1/4 t MSG (optional)
- 1/2 C water, about
- Salt
- 3 C hot cooked rice
Instructions
- Combine chicken and giblets with garlic, pepper, bay leaf, vinegar, soy sauce, and MSG. Marinate 10 minutes.
- Add water, cover and cook over medium heat for about 40 minutes until chicken is tender.
- Remove liver and a little liquid, puree and return to pan.
- Heat through, adjust salt to taste.
- Optionally brown chicken in oil, return to pan and simmer 10 minutes.
- Serve with hot rice.