Easy 30-min. Chicken Adobo (No Marinating)
This tender and easy chicken adobo recipe is a quick weeknight main dish. It takes 30 minutes and uses 8 ingredients. The soy sauce and vinegar create a sharp, salty finish that pairs beautifully over rice.
Ingredients
- 4 skin-on bone-in chicken thighs patted dry
- ¼ cup regular soy sauce
- ½ cup rice vinegar or white vinegar / cane vinegar / coconut vinegar
- 1 ½ tablespoon garlic sliced
- ½ teaspoon whole black peppercorns
- 2 bay leaves
- ½ onion cut into ½" thick slices
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil or any neutral oil
Instructions
- Heat vegetable oil in a medium pan on medium heat. Cook the onions until they soften.
- Move onions to the side. Place chicken skin-side down. Sear without moving for 3 minutes until brown.
- Pour in the soy sauce, garlic, peppercorns, bay leaves, and lastly, vinegar. Do not stir the pan! The vinegar tastes sharp now but will balance as it boils down.
- Bring to a boil. Cover and reduce to low-medium heat for a rolling simmer for 10 minutes.
- Remove the lid and flip the chicken skin-side up. Cover and simmer for another 10 minutes.
- Remove the lid. Simmer for 3 to 5 minutes to thicken the sauce. Remove off heat and rest for a couple minutes.
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Nutrition
Calories: 372kcal | Carbohydrates: 5g | Protein: 25g | Fat: 28g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 6g | Monounsaturated Fat: 12g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 142mg | Sodium: 923mg | Potassium: 383mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 120IU | Vitamin C: 3mg | Calcium: 27mg | Iron: 1mg