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Adobo Chicken with Ginger

“This is considered the Philippine national dish. The combination of soy sauce, vinegar, garlic, ginger and peppercorns is delicious and actually preserves the chicken! Great for picnics. My mother taught me how to cook this, using her variation from the original recipe. A delicious, cheap and easy dish! Serve it hot with hot steamed Jasmine rice.”

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Reviewed: Sep. 12, 2008

I haven't had my Mom's adobo in years and this was just as good as I remembered! Thank you!

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Reviewed: Aug. 17, 2008

This chicken is so delicious and easy. I played with the amounts and ended up with 1/2 cup soy sauce and 1/2 cup red wine vinegar, plus 1/2 cup water. This is a great recipe that can be easily changed to suit how intense you want the flavors to be. The chicken was extremely moist and was even good as left overs.

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Reviewed: Jul. 21, 2008

This is the best Chicken Adobo I've ever had! It is 100% authentic (I lived in the Philippines for two years) One tip - use Silver Swan soy sauce (you can get it at Filipino stores), it is the most popular soy sauce in the Philippines and is a million times better than kikkoman or any other american soy sauce.

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Brian Maucotel

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Reviewed: Jun. 25, 2008

My family loved this. Thank you. I may try all chicken breast next time as it was a little fattening but worth it!

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Reviewed: Jun. 11, 2008

I absolutely loved this recipe! It was SOO quick and delicious (not to mention cheap). I used chicken thighs (which were on sale for a dollar a pound). As many other reviewers suggested, I changed the ratio of vinegar to soy sauce. I only used 1/2 a cup of white vinegar, and 1/2 a cup of soy sauce. I sauteed the onions, ginger, garlic, and bay leaves first, then added the remaining ingredients. I added potatoes, one green chile (for some kick) and topped it off with chopped green onions. It was delicious! In fact, I think it tastes better the next day! I will be making this for many years to come, or for as long as chicken thighs are put on sale. =) Thank you!

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Reviewed: Jun. 6, 2008

AWESOME! I think there was too much vinegar involved.. maybe next time i'll lessen a tad of it. but overall, its pretty good!

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Reviewed: May 30, 2008

My whole family loves this. I make it in the slow cooker using chicken thighs and serve it with Jasmine rice and steamed broccoli. (For some reason broccoli really goes well with adobo.)

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Mrs. Matteson

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Living In: Lowville, New York, USA

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Reviewed: May 25, 2008

Thank you for sharing this flavorful recipe.My wife and I thoroughly enjoyed it. This recipe has become a "keeeper" for mke.

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Joe C

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Reviewed: Apr. 23, 2008

Will definitely make it again when I'm craving chicken adobo. I followed a tip to not stir/disturb the meat otherwise it'll make it more vinegar tasting. There was a little tweaking to adjust for 2 people using 6 drumsticks+skin on (1.5 lb of meat), 1/2 the size of the original recipe basically. However, I used rice vinegar which is milder than American white vinegar. Minced up the ginger instead, used ready made minced garlic from a jar in our fridge instead whole fresh garlic, added equal parts of regular soy sauce to vinegar to water which was close to 1/4 cup of each & 1/4 cup of chicken broth. I basted the chicken with the liquid trying not to disturb the meat every 10 mins during that 30 mins which turned out still moist since my pot wasn't dutch oven type which would be smaller in comparison to the dutch oven. I ended up removing the chicken & adding cornstarch to the liquid to thicken the sauce. Will definitely make it again & consider using peppers for some spice or even the slow cooker to make it even more tender.

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WANSHAN

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Living In: San Diego, California, USA

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Reviewed: Apr. 19, 2008

Taking a hint, I used 2/3c rice vinegar, 2/3c pineapple juice, and 2/3c soy sauce, which gave the dish a nice sweet and sour flavor. Also, I slow cooked the chicken an hour so it was very tender and tender.

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Reviewed: Apr. 13, 2008

My mom is phillipino and this dish is a regular dish served at parties that her or her friends have. I love this recipe. The only things I would change about this recipe is lessen the ginger (it's a little too much),add some corn starch to thicken it up the sauce and use the sauce over the rice- it's delicious! You could also add some potatoes and make it a little more hardy. It's so yummy!

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Chrissy

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Reviewed: Apr. 7, 2008

I rated this a 5 but changed it a little...I used 8 chicken legs & 6 thighs (skin on). 1 cup garlic red wine vinegar, 3/4 cup soy sauce, 1/2 bulb garlic, 1 can chicken broth, 1/2 onion and the rest of the ingredients are the same as original recipe. I let this cook in the crockpot for 4 hours. I served this over Jasmine rice. The family could not get enough. Will make again!!

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Reviewed: Apr. 7, 2008

Delicious! Served over white rice and it was incredible, even the kids had seconds.

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Reviewed: Apr. 5, 2008

This chicken is amazing! I fixed it almost exactly following the recipe. I used low-sodium soy sauce, 3 cloves of garlic, and 3/4 pound of chicken breasts (to serve 3). The sauce doesn't need to be diluted - other reviewers made me nervous about the strength of the vinegar, but the recipe's amount of vinegar is perfect without any added water. Thanks for a great recipe!

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Reviewed: Mar. 27, 2008

a lot of strong flavors here. just to balance everything out, i would suggest a healthy splash of sprite or coke! (dont be scared!) when i do my adobo, i marinate the chicen overnight in... no measurements, but pepper, soy sauce, vinegar, lemon juice, and sprite or coke. the sweetness of the soda rounds out the other strong flavors. to cook, i sautee garlic, tomato, and onion, then add and brown the chicken... add the leftover marinade, let it cook...peas at the end so it doesnt get mushy.

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Tiffany Williams

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Reviewed: Mar. 10, 2008

Oh yum! Really, really good recipe! I was a little skeptical about the ginger, since the chicken adobo I've always made never called for it, but it brought the dish to a whole new level. Plus, the whole kitchen smelled SO good all night after making it. Do add the chopped sweet onion, though!

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Heather

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Reviewed: Feb. 25, 2008

I made this recipe last night and I got RAVE reviews from my husband, but I did make some adjustments...My step mother is from the heart of Manila and I remember going to Manila and spending lots of time there being cooked for by everyone...so my memory of Chicken Adobo was a bit different... I used 1 cup of chicken stock/broth instead of water. 1/4 cup of White Wine, 1/4 cup of Orange juice, 2 small potatoes. I also chose to brown the chicken in a pan with a bit of oil, garlic, onion and ginger and then added it to the cup of chicken stock/broth in the sauce pan. I did the same with the potatoes, letting them simmer for about 8 minutes before adding them to the mixture. Then I added the rest of the onion (I used one medium sized yellow onion.), garlic and ginger. As far as the vinegar/soy mix. I used 1 pound, .50 kilo's of boneless, skinless chicken thighs, chunked, so I adjusted the mix to 3/4 cup of soy sauce and I used 3/4 cup of vinegar (Half white and half wine) Turned out...extraordinary!!!!!!! I will be making this one again...and again..........and again!!!!!!!

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Reviewed: Feb. 9, 2008

I'm 1/2 Filipino and this is similar to what I grew up on. I brown the chicken first with onion and garlic, then simmer with water, low sodium soy sauce, and rice vinegar. I throw in a couple bay leaves, a few peppercorns (don't omit these, they are wonderful!) season with pepper, onion & garlic powder. I don't think I use as much vinagar as this recipe calls for, but like a previous viewer said, it takes more than one try to balance the water/soy sauce/vinegar mixture to your taste. I'd probably just add extra water to this recipe. The other hint is to use low sodium soy sauce, this dish can tend to get very salty with regular soy sauce. I've never tried ginger, but I will next time I make this dish! My husband's family (they're German) love this dish!

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Reviewed: Feb. 3, 2008

I made this recipe to the tee and it came out to sour and a bulb of garic was a bit much I would suggest a half cup vingar and two cloves of garic

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bobbie

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Living In: Chula Vista, California, USA

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Reviewed: Jan. 27, 2008

I love chicken adobo... I make it from time to time but not following any particular recipe. I thought i would follow this recipe and see how it turns out. I thought the vinegar was way to overpowering. I think its best to use equal parts soy/vinegar. I also prefer to add aprox. 1 cup of water.(which i didnt do with this recipe) It ended up way to strong. I give it a 3 because i wouldn't make it following this exact recipe again.

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