Grace's Twist On Chicken Adobo!
By: The Cooking App...
Published: Monday, December 20, 2010 - 6:09pm

Ingredients




 pounds lbs pork cut in cubes- or- 1- 1.5 chicken, cut into pieces or both
1 head garlic, minced
1/2 cup ' Silver Swan' special soy sauce
1/2 cup ' Spiced' vinegar
2 cups of water
1 teaspoon paprika
5 bay leaves
4 tablespoons of cooking oil or olive oil
2 tablespoons cornstarch (optional for thickness of sauce)
Pinch of whole black peppers to enhance look and flavor
Salt and pepper to taste

Preparation

1 In a big sauce pan or wok, heat 2 tablespoons of oil then sauté the minced garlic. 2 Add the pork or chicken/or both to the pan. Add 2 cups of water (or broth), 1/4 cup of special soy sauce, vinegar, paprika and the bay leaves. Bring to a boil. Cover and simmer for 30 minutes or when meat is tender. 3 Remove the pork and chicken from the sauce pan and on another pan, heat cooking oil and brown the pork and chicken for a few minutes. 4 Mix the browned pork and/or chicken back to the sauce and add cornstarch dissolved in water (optional to thicken). 5 Add salt and/or pepper if desired 6 Bring to a boil then simmer for an additional 5 minutes. 7 Serve hot with or over rice. 8 Cooking time (duration): 50 minutes
Meal type: lunch or dinner 9 My personal twist... **Instead of water, I like to use a liquid, organic Chicken broth to bring out more flavors. **'Silver Swan' special soy sauce can be found in both Asian and American markets. **For the vinegar, I use 'Spiced Vinegar' which can be found in most Asian markets, hence the small red & yellow chili peppers on my chicken adobo as pictured.

About


...my not so traditional twist!
Born in the Philippines and immigrated to the United States when I was eight years old, I enjoyed many traditional recipes that my parents have cooked over the years.  Now that I have my own family, I enjoy cooking these same recipes for my family.  Some are quite traditional--a 'word for word' recipe as instructed by my mom.  However, more often than not, when the mood to experiment strikes I like putting a 'twist' to the traditional while essentially continuing to capture the same great taste. Below you will find a similar, generic recipe for Adobo that you can try at home!  Happy Cooking!  --Grace