Chicken & Pork Adobo
Recipe: #24339
July 09, 2016
Categories: Main Dish, Pork, Poultry, Chicken, Vegetables, Garlic, Stove Top, Gluten-Free, No Eggs, Non-Dairy, Bone-in Pieces more
"Adobo is considered the signature dish of the Philippines. Almost all meats, seafood,and vegetables can be cooked using this method. And as in all traditional cooking worldwide, each family has their own way of making it. To the four basics ingredients of vinegar, soy sauce, peppercorns, and dried bay leaves, other components were added to produce unique dishes. This particular recipe combines pork belly and chicken. OMG - sounds divine, doesn't it?"
Ingredients
Nutritional
- Serving Size: 1 (368.4 g)
- Calories 827.3
- Total Fat - 70.9 g
- Saturated Fat - 23.7 g
- Cholesterol - 354.7 mg
- Sodium - 2181 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 12.5 g
- Dietary Fiber - 1.2 g
- Sugars - 8.5 g
- Protein - 33.4 g
- Calcium - 47.5 mg
- Iron - 4.5 mg
- Vitamin C - 8.7 mg
- Thiamin - 0.5 mg
Step by Step Method
Note: instead of pork belly, you can use spare riblets - have the butcher cut spare ribs in half.
Step 1
Heat oil in a pan. Add the garlic. Cook until the color turns golden brown. Remove the garlic and set aside.
Step 2
Add pork and chicken to the pan. Saute for 5 minutes or until the color turns light brown.
Step 3
Add peppercorns, bay leaves, oyster sauce, soy sauce, and water. Bring to a boil and simmer until the meat is tender.
Step 4
Add the sugar and stir to combine. Add the vinegar, stir, and return to a boil. Simmer until most of the liquid evaporates.
Step 5
Taste and add salt or a bit more soy sauce if necessary. Add the fried garlic, stir, and cook for 2 more minutes.
Tips & Variations
No special items needed.