Chicken/Pork Adobo
Estimated cooking time: 50 minutes
Ingredients:
•1/2 kilo pork, cut in cubes (optional for those who don’t eat pork)
•1/2 kilo chicken, cut into pieces
•1 clove garlic, minced
•1/2 yellow or red onion, diced
•1/2 cup soy sauce
•1 cup vinegar
•2 cups of water
•1 teaspoon paprika
•5 laurel leaves (bay leaves)
•4 tablespoons of cooking oil or olive oil
•2 tablespoons cornstarch
•Salt and pepper to taste
•3 tablespoons water
Directions:
•In a big sauce pan, heat 2 tablespoons of oil then sauté the minced garlic and onions.
•Add the pork and/or chicken to the pan. Add 2 cups of water, 1/4 cup of soy sauce, vinegar, paprika and the bay leaves. Bring to boil. Cover and simmer for 30 minutes or until meat is tender.
•Remove the pork and chicken from the sauce pan. On another pan, heat cooking oil and fry the pork and chicken until they turn brown for a few minutes.
•Mix the fried pork and chicken back to the sauce and add cornstarch dissolved in water to thicken.
•Add salt and/or pepper if desired
•Bring to a boil then simmer for an additional 5 minutes.
•Serve hot with adobo gravy and plain rice.
***You can add crushed ginger with the onions and garlic when sautéing. Ginger adds a unique flavor to your pork/chicken adobo.
