Best Chicken Adobo

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 1/2-2 lbs chicken pieces (drumsticks and wings work best)
• vegetable oil (for sauteing) or vegetable oil cooking spray (for sauteing)
• 5 smashed garlic cloves
• 1 cup soy sauce
• 1 cup vinegar
• 4 -5 bay leaves
• salt and pepper, and
• paprika, to taste

Recipe

• 1 boil chicken pieces in a large pot full of water until runoff of chicken is clear.
• 2 drain water out and add enough oil to saute chicken and garlic. brown on all sides. you can do this in shifts if needed.
• 3 add equal parts of soy sauce and vinegar(can be more or less than 1 cup, just add enough to cover meat), as well as the bay leaves and seasonings to taste.
• 4 simmer for at least 20 minutes or until chicken is tender.
• 5 serve with rice, which tastes best after rinsed off several times to remove the starch from it.