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Chicken Adobo

Chicken Adobo with organic brown rice and broccoli

Prepared by Marianita Shilhavy, Photo by Jeremiah Shilhavy

Servings: 6-8
Preparation time: 5 minutes

3 tablespoons coconut oil
1 whole cut up chicken
1/2 cup coconut water vinegar
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce*
8 cloves garlic, chopped
30 grams ginger, chopped
1/2 cup organic fermented soy sauce
3 bay leaves
Salt & pepper, to taste

Melt coconut oil over medium heat in a large pan. Fry chicken lightly on both sides.

While chicken is frying whisk all the remaining ingredients together. Pour over chicken.

Place a lid on the pan and simmer the chicken for 30 minutes. Turn over once and simmer for another 30 minutes or until done.

Serve with rice and vegetables and garnish with spring onions if desired.

* Can eliminate if gluten free is needed, or find gluten free version.

Recipe courtesy Marianita Shilhavy

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Why use Worcestershire sauce rather than traditional fish sauce?

# Posted By Beth | 6/1/10 1:02 AM

It's just for this version. The Filipino Chicken Adobo isn't a very strict recipe; usually each person has their own version. But the "base" ingredients are always oil, vinegar, garlic, ginger, bay leaves, salt and pepper, and soy sauce. Fish sauce isn't in the traditional recipe and isn't used unless you're adding it as personal preference. In this case the "personal" ingredient is Worcestershire sauce.

# Posted By Sarah | 6/2/10 2:51 PM

Yeah very many adobo recipes vary, my family uses a much more simple version of this, all we use is soy sauce, white vinegar, whole black peppercorns, bayleaf, and a bit of water and a bit of garlic, but we've never used oils or added fats we just use whatever rendered fat is on the animal we are using for the recipe. I am going to try this recipe tonight when I get home from work.

# Posted By Laura | 9/8/10 9:03 AM

I made this chicken for dinner and it was delicious! I used all ingredients sans worcestershire sauce. I had it with brown rice and asparagus instead of broccoli but of course you can virtually use any green veggies with this dish. My daughter loved it and she is a picky eater. Thanks for the recipe! I will definitely be making this dish again!

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