Filipino Adobo Chicken (One-Pot Crazy Tender!)
Filipino recipes are delicious and underrated as Chinese Recipes are more popular in the United States, but if more people had tried this Adobo Chicken recipe it could even give my crazy popular Orange Chicken recipe a run for it’s money in the flavor department.
You may not be entirely familiar with Filipino Chicken Adobo, but I can assure you one bite of this one-pot dutch oven incredible recipe and you will be a fan. Adobo Chicken is a unique Asian recipe compared to most of the Asian braised chicken recipes on the blog (like the Honey Garlic Chicken) because the chicken has no added sweeteners and a half a cup of vinegar along with a full tablespoon of whole black peppercorns.
There are a lot of bold flavors in this chicken adobo recipe. But once the chicken is done marinading and you braise it in the oven you won’t believe how amazing the flavors are. It isn’t too salty, or too strong of vinegar. It isn’t too spicy from pepper, it is in fact completely well balanced and perfect served over Sticky Steamed White Rice.
Recipe
Ingredients
- 6 chicken thighs bone-in and skin-on
- 1/2 cup soy sauce
- 1/2 cup white vinegar
- 4 cloves garlic crushed
- 1 tablespoon black peppercorns
- 4 bay leaves
Instructions
Note: click on times in the instructions to start a kitchen timer while cooking.
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Add all the ingredients together in a large bowl and marinade for 4 hours.
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Heat oven to 375 degrees, add the chicken skin side down to a large dutch oven along with the sauce and bake, covered, for 30 minutes.
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Uncover, turn the chicken over and glaze with the sauce and cook, uncovered, for an additional 30 minutes until the chicken is browned and the sauce is reduced.
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