Father Leo's Mom’s Chicken Adobo with Lemon-Infused Coconut Curry Sauce
Recipe: #26048
May 11, 2017
Categories: Chicken, Pacific Rim, One-Pot Meal Sunday Dinner, Spices, Chicken Dinner, more
"This recipe is a creation of Father Leo Patalinghug. It is a Philippine rendition of his mom's recipe with some changes and infusion of his own. Fr. Leo is well known for his cooking and intermingling faith and food."
Ingredients
Nutritional
- Serving Size: 1 (344.5 g)
- Calories 389.8
- Total Fat - 21.4 g
- Saturated Fat - 12.1 g
- Cholesterol - 435.5 mg
- Sodium - 4696.2 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 12.6 g
- Dietary Fiber - 2.9 g
- Sugars - 3.7 g
- Protein - 37.2 g
- Calcium - 76.3 mg
- Iron - 6.8 mg
- Vitamin C - 11.7 mg
- Thiamin - 0.1 mg
Step by Step Method
Step 1
Heat oil in a large pot, and sauté garlic over medium heat.
Step 2
Season chicken with salt and Five Spice Powder (or adobo seasoning). Add chicken to the pot and cook until lightly browned on at least two sides of each piece, about 2 minutes on each side.
Step 3
Add the bay leaves, onion, soy sauce, vinegar, and black peppercorns. Mix together.
Step 4
Keep pot covered, stirring occasionally, and cook for about 15 minutes.
Step 5
Add lemongrass, curry powder, and coconut milk and mix.
Step 6
Reduce heat to simmer for another 10 to 15 minutes, uncovered, stirring occasionally. Remove lemongrass and bay leaves before serving with hot sticky rice.
Tips
No special items needed.