Filipino-Style Chicken Adobo

A classic Filipino dish featuring chicken pieces marinated and cooked in a savory mixture of cider vinegar, soy sauce, and garlic. The chicken is baked until tender and finished under the broiler for crispy skin.

4 servings
3 hr 38 min

Ingredients

  • ½ cup cider vinegar
  • ¼ cup soy sauce
  • 1 tablespoon minced garlic
  • 2 pieces bay leaves
  • 4 pieces chicken legs
  • to taste cooked rice

Cooking Instructions

  1. 1.

    Stir together vinegar, soy sauce, garlic, bay leaves, and 1/2 teaspoon black pepper in a bowl, then pour into a sealable plastic bag. Add chicken and seal bag, pressing out air. Turn to coat thoroughly, then put bag in a baking pan and marinate chicken, chilled, turning occasionally, 2 hours.

    120 min

  2. 2.

    Let chicken stand at room temperature 45 minutes.

    45 min

  3. 3.

    Preheat oven to 425°F.

    10 min

  4. 4.

    Arrange chicken, skin sides up, in 1 layer in a 13- by 9- by 2-inch metal baking pan and pour marinade over it. Bake in middle of oven until cooked through, 30 to 35 minutes. Transfer chicken, skin sides up, to a broiler pan. Pour marinade into a small saucepan and skim fat.

    35 min

  5. 5.

    Preheat broiler.

    5 min

  6. 6.

    Broil chicken about 4 inches from heat until skin is golden and crisp, 2 to 3 minutes. While chicken is broiling, bring marinade to a boil and discard bay leaves. Serve chicken with sauce.

    3 min

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