Adobo chicken, what is it?

hi shar19 yes I had also but never knew just how its made
'but it truly was really delicious.

hi blessing2u we are both women but we are indeed becoming friends as she is learning English and I am trying to understand her,and succeeding more all the time. That does sound very easy to make 'and I wish the cooks here would try that.-

Wow you like our adobo it is very easy to prepare actually it is our favorite dish here in the Philippines. All you need is garlic, onions, soy sauce, vinegar, and pepper. It is very easy to prepare really and it doesn't spoil easily because of the vinegar.

Hello agv. Does laurel leaf do anything to make adobo more delicious? I often see laurel leaves in adobo, but I don't know what they are for. Are they just added to make adobo smell good, or do they contribute to the taste too? I've eaten this food lots of times, but I don't cook, so I don't know how to make it.

hi are Laurel leaves the same thing as Bay leaves? 'Bay
gives such a delicious flavor to whatever it is used
in. that adobo chicken was really so o o good.

hi danity!

sure this discussion makes me hungry and crave for adobo! haha maybe i will cook this for dinner tonight!

hi fellow mylotters I thought I detected some soy sauce and it
was dark on the outside like it had been marinated for awhile.'
Very tender and so flavorful,I really liked it so much. Wish
someone would tell our cooks here to try fixing chicken like
that here.

hi zandi yes it seems to be a true filipino dish and I did
really enjoy it, it was juicy and full of flavor and still
hot so I had a delicious meal after all. the other food we
were given was not all that great. but the chicken filled
me up completely.

hi jerzgirl odd that I did not think to google it as usually'
when I want to know how to make something I always go to
google. Yes I can ask my table mate but she is still trying
to learn English and I can imagine its hard for our English
language has so many words that are spelled the same but'
mean different things. anyway we shared that chicken and
'it was really so good.

I know what you mean. Our language is very hard, but it might help her learn more words when she has something she knows to look at.

This recipe just showed up in one of my recipe newsletters. I thought of you immediately!!

Chicken Adobo

4 - 6 Chicken Thighs
3 cups of Vinegar
3 cups of Soy Sauce
Pinch of Garlic (Optional)
Rice

Place vinegar and soy sauce in a medium sized pan. Bring to a boil, and
add chicken. Turn the heat down to a simmer. Maintain a light boil for
a little over one hour.

Once chicken has been cooking for 50 minutes or so, start cooking the
rice.

hi thanks for the info, that sounds easy to make
and so delicious too.

we do not add tomato based sauce in our adobo!!! this is a different recipe not adobo.

The tomato sauce was not part of the adobo blend that I gave either. In my response the adobo itself is: 'a blend of salt, onion and garlic powders, black pepper, oregano and cumin' Is the adobo that you use the same as this?

The tomato sauce in my response was not part of the adobo seasoning, but an added liquid for cooking the meat in. It's more of a cooking style from Puerto Rico, where I got my recipe from.

hi catdlai and fellow mylotter thanks for all the info,
the marinating and slow cooking must have been what
made it so juicy and so really tasty, a sort of sweet and'
sour taste. It did indeed get my taste buds going.

Hi catdla1!:)) I think this is MExican-style adobo.:)) I think the Adobo they are discussing is the Filipino-version of Adobo.

I think you are probably correct Kareendj. Perhaps not Mexican, but definitely Spanish, since I got my recipe for the mix from a friend from Puerto Rico. So many countries have great spice blends. I recently have been experimenting with Jamacian jerk seasoning and have been enjoying the results. I was wondering what the difference was in the actual spice ingredients, as I'm always looking for something new to try. Other than being told that the Filipino version is different, no one is saying how it is different. I'm very interested in finding out. I have gathered that the actual cooking method is different, one in a tomato sauce the other in vinegar. But how is the spice blend itself different? If you know, I'd love to learn that. Thanks!

hi catdla1 I can well imagine that both methods would produce
some great eating. I know my mexican friends do like the Italians
love to put tomato sauce into most things. but I think I would like either style myself.

oh sorry, guess the link didn't work...huh!
hope this one will work...

http://designerjones.com/2005/05/04/chicken-adobo-recipe/

hi ckyera yes I did really enjoy it so much and the flavor
combination really makes it unique and it was juicy not
'dry like some chicken dishes get. ah garlic. I am so
fond of cooking with garlic. when I did my own cooking
I always threw in a little extra garlic. Yes she gave
me something last night that looked a bit like rice but
was much sticker and rather sweet,not very sweet but had
some sweetness to it. A very light dessert I guess.

Hi, Hatley,
That is basically how it is done although people have different ways to cook depending on their taste. It is really delicious. I am glad to hear that you like one of the favorite Filipino recipes. You can also do it with pork. Then you can call the dish Chicken-Pork Adobo. And... you should tell your Filipina friend to try cooking pork adobo, too.

yes, chicken - pork adobo is even better...
well, its just so good that when this is our food, i can't stop myself from eating lots of rice! haha...
and its left overs, we can also use in fried rice...

ckyera yes pork adobo sounds good too. I used to love rice but
they serve it so often here I am begining to tire of it,guess
its cheaper perhap[s than the potatoes we Americans think we must have everyday. he he.

Hi tina now that I think about it I believe I have seen
Adobo spices sold in our Vons. But had no idea just how
it was used. what I especially liked was the chicken
was so moist not at all dry like some of our chicken'dishes.\
I will have to ask her how she would make it.

Adobo spices are just garlic, pepper, some adds oregano leaves. The procedures are already given by others here. Actually it's not ponsette but pancit (with different kinds) and lumpia (not lupia).

hi levit thanks for the additional information as its'
very helpful. I should drop a few hints to the cook
here. he he

hi talqaeeak thats okay, neither did I but I could see it had been marinated and I thought I tasted some soy flavor in it
'along with some other spices.it was nice and moist.

hi lafayette cannot guess but it will probably come to me in the middle of the night, I do know you have been on here before, thanks for the recipe. I thought it had been marinated as the
outside was a dark brown,but it was so moist and really quite
tasty too. Yes I was off for a number of months and just got my computer and monitor backout of storage about three or four months ago and just got back on the net about two months ago. I am so glad to be back at mylot.