This is a traditional Filipino dish that I have adjusted to suit the slow cooker.
Submitted by Rebecca Ruse
Chicken adobo
This is a traditional Philippino dish that I have adjusted to suit the slow cooker.
Ingredients
- 4 to 5 pounds (2kg) chicken thighs
- 1/2 cup white vinegar
- 1/2 cup soy sauce
- 4 cloves garlic, crushed
- 1 teaspoon black peppercorns
- 3 bay leaves
- Steamed rice, for serving.
Instructions
- Combine the chicken thighs, vinegar, soy sauce, garlic, peppercorns and bay leaves in a large pot. Cover and marinate the chicken in the refrigerator for 1 to 3 hours.
- Cook the chicken on Low in the slow cooker , cover for 5 hours, stirring occasionally. Remove the lid and simmer until the sauce is reduced and thickened, about 20 more minutes. Serve with steamed rice.
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My family love this thank you
This was fantastic. Really surprised at how delicious these few ingredients made the dish. Definitely going on the regular family favourite list.
Can this dish be made with chicken breast meat without it drying out
Love this recipe have cooked this on the stove top for years but it’s even more delicious if you first brown the onions lightly and add a tablespoon of packed brown sugar to caramelise the onion a little, before adding to the slow cooker. (Or use the sear function to brown onions) if your s/c has it. I find trimmed drum sticks have a little less fat and the result is more tender meat. It will likely fall off the bone but it tastes so good you won’t mind it not looking as aesthetically pleasing!
have made this dish for years our family recipe is slightly different. We add cumin,coriander,oregano and brown sugar also delicious cooking pork like this
Wow, I don’t know how something with so little ingredients can taste so great. The chicken was pulling apart by the time we served it. I cooked 1.5 kg of thigh fillets and this fed 4 adults and 5 kids. We served it with brown rice and stir fried greens. All the kids ate it too, which doesn’t happen that often. We definitely will be having again.
This recipe got the tick of approval from all but 1 in our family (oh well you can’t win them all lol) the rest of us thoroughly enjoyed this very tasty dish 😍 I used sweet soy sauce (kecap manis) and rice wine vinegar and also sauteed a diced brown onion in 1TBS of brown sugar (as suggested in a previous review) before slow cooking. I also added a good TBS of sweet chilli sauce just before serving on steamed white rice. Great little recipe Rebecca Ruse, will definitely make this again 😀
Just wondering how long this would take with beef? Has anyone tried it and if so how does it taste? Cheers
Simple recipe, ingredients I always have on hand and enjoyed by all our family. Winner!
I used a third of the ingredients for my 1.5L SC and it turned out so good (with enough left over for lunch the next day) – reminds me of my childhood!
A very easy and tasty recipe. I made with chicken cutlets and thickened in the last 30 minutes with a cornflour slurry. Will definitely make again!!