Philippine Pineapple Chicken Adobo
Philippine adobo (from Spanish adobar: "marinade," "sauce" or "seasoning") is a popular Filipino dish and cooking process in Philippine cuisine that involves meat, seafood, or vegetables marinated in vinegar, soy sauce, garlic, bay leaves, and black peppercorns, which is browned in oil, and simmered in the marinade. It has occasionally been considered the unofficial national dish in the Philippines.
Servings: 8 servings
Calories: 233kcal
Ingredients
- 2 lbs chicken breasts, thighs, legs and/or wings
- 20 oz pineapple chunks 15 or 20 oz. can
- 1 head fresh garlic keep head whole or separate cloves and remove skin
- 2 tbsp olive oil or enough to sauté garlic and chicken
- 1 cup vinegar rice or white
- 1 cup soy sauce
- 1 tbsp sugar
- 2 tbsp whole black peppercorns
- ½ tsp ground cumin
- ½ tsp ground ginger
- 4 bay leaves
Instructions
- Heat oil in large skillet or wok. Add chicken pieces and brown.
- Turn down to medium heat and add pineapple chunks and head of garlic (or garlic cloves) and fry until pineapple starts to caramelize (10-15 minutes).
- While pineapple chunks are caramelizing, in a separate bowl, add the vinegar, soy sauce, sugar, peppercorns, cumin, ginger and bay leaves to make adobo sauce. Stir until sugar dissolves.
- Add adobo sauce to the chicken and pineapples, cover and bring to high heat and boil for 15 minutes, then reduce to simmer for 30 minutes.
- Remove from the heat and serve over jasmine or basmati rice.
Nutrition
Serving: 1g | Calories: 233kcal | Carbohydrates: 17g | Protein: 14g | Fat: 12g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 41mg | Sodium: 1661mg | Potassium: 308mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 12g | Vitamin A: 133IU | Vitamin C: 9mg | Calcium: 46mg | Iron: 2mg