Description
Hearty Filipino adobo chicken delivers a tangy, savory experience with deep cultural roots in Philippine cuisine. Marinated chicken simmers in vinegar, soy sauce, and garlic, creating a rich, complex flavor profile you’ll crave again and again.
Ingredients
Scale
- 6 chicken thighs (bone-in, skin-on)
- ½ cup (120 ml) soy sauce
- ½ cup (120 ml) white vinegar
- 4 cloves garlic (crushed)
- 1 tbsp (15 ml) black peppercorns
- 4 bay leaves
Instructions
- Marinade Preparation: Whisk vinegar, soy sauce, crushed garlic, black peppercorns, and bay leaves in a large mixing bowl, creating a robust flavor base for the chicken.
- Marinating Process: Completely submerge chicken thighs in the prepared marinade, ensuring thorough coating. Refrigerate for 4-8 hours to allow flavors to penetrate deeply.
- Oven Preparation: Preheat oven to 375°F, creating an optimal roasting environment for the marinated chicken.
- Cooking Setup: Place chicken thighs skin-side down in a deep, heavy-bottomed cooking vessel. Pour entire marinade over the meat, ensuring complete coverage.
- Initial Roasting: Cover and bake for 30 minutes, allowing the chicken to braise and absorb the rich, aromatic liquid.
- Final Roasting: Uncover, rotate chicken thighs skin-side up, and baste with sauce. Continue roasting until skin turns golden-brown and crispy, and sauce reduces to a glossy, intense consistency.
- Serving: Transfer the perfectly roasted Filipino adobo chicken to a serving platter, arranging over steamed rice. Drizzle remaining sauce generously to enhance the dish’s complex flavor profile.
Notes
- Marinate Thoroughly: Let chicken soak in marinade for at least 4 hours or overnight to develop deep, rich flavor profiles that penetrate every fiber of the meat.
- Skin-Side Positioning: Start cooking chicken skin-side down to render fat and create a crispy, golden-brown exterior that locks in moisture and adds incredible texture.
- Sauce Reduction Technique: Keep pot uncovered during final cooking stage to allow sauce to thicken and caramelize, intensifying the complex flavor of the Filipino adobo.
- Temperature Control: Maintain consistent 375°F oven temperature to ensure even cooking and prevent drying out the chicken while developing a glossy, rich sauce.
- Prep Time: 4 hours
- Cook Time: 1 hour
- Category: Dinner
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: Filipino
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 5
- Calories: 360
- Sugar: 1 g
- Sodium: 1500 mg
- Fat: 25 g
- Saturated Fat: 7 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 15 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 5 g
- Fiber: 0 g
- Protein: 30 g
- Cholesterol: 120 mg