I’m still loving This is a Cookbook. Sure this is only the second recipe I’ve made from the book, but I’ve been known to get my hands on a new cookbook, try one recipe, and never pick it up again. Add to that I’ve got a list of more recipes I want to try. This one is chicken adobo. If you know much about me in real life, then you might wonder how it’s possible I’ve never made it before. Yes, there was the bacon pork adobo, but that’s entirely different. In fact, in terms of Filipino cuisine, I don’t exactly know what “adobo” means, except that “adobo anything” tends to taste really, really good.
This recipe by Max and Eli Sussman can’t get much simpler. Tamari (I used gluten-free of course), vinegar, chicken thighs, garlic, peppercorns, bay leaves — the only trick is patience (and that you’ll probably want to double or triple the recipe and invite good friends over for dinner). You have to cook the dish for about 1 1/2 hours to get the chicken so tender, it’s falling off the bone. Totally worth it. Then serve over rice. I roasted some broccoli with garlic and tossed it with a bit of lemon juice for a complete meal. How tasty was it? Let’s just say I might make it again this coming weekend. Thanks to the publisher for the complimentary copy of the book.
Looks good! Not sure why I haven’t cooked anything adobo yet. Shall give it a try next time I get chicken!
i’m new to “adobo” too but it’s really good
I have never tried (tasted Adobo)…I live not that far from LA…so, maybe next time I will try out a Filipino restaurant.
that sounds like a good idea
Adobo is my favorite Filipino dish! Now you have me craving it…
now i’m craving it all the time
I love chicken adobo, of course, because I grew-up in the Philippines!
ha, really? well yeah, then you must really know it well.
Did your receipe not call for soy sauce…. that & vinegar are main ingredients of adobo. Chicken wings with the tip cut off & two pieces seperated are also good to use for adobo. Try serving with cole slaw to offset the saltiness. Yum!!!
yes, the recipe called for tamari so i used the gluten-free kind which is easy to buy in most markets these days!
Wow! Chicken Adobo, my absolute favorite. My Grandma used to cook chicken adobo for us everytime we visit. Oh man! I am really craving chicken adobo right now. Cool blog!
Nice, thanks for visiting.
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