Best Chicken Adobo

8 ingredients
5 steps

Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 - 2 lbs chicken pieces (drumsticks and wings work best)
  • vegetable oil (for sauteing) or vegetable oil cooking spray (for sauteing)
  • 5 smashed garlic cloves
  • 1 cup soy sauce
  • 1 cup white vinegar
  • 4 -5 bay leaves
  • salt and pepper, and
  • paprika, to taste

Directions

  1. 1
    Boil chicken pieces in a large pot full of water until runoff of chicken is clear.
  2. 2
    Drain water out and add enough oil to saute chicken and garlic. Brown on all sides. You can do this in shifts if needed.
  3. 3
    Add equal parts of soy sauce and vinegar(can be more or less than 1 cup, just add enough to cover meat), as well as the bay leaves and seasonings to taste.
  4. 4
    Simmer for at least 20 minutes or until chicken is tender.
  5. 5
    Serve with white rice, which tastes best after rinsed off several times to remove the starch from it.

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