Excursion Chicken And Pork Adobo Recipes

CHICKEN AND PORK ADOBO

Steps:

• In a wide pan over medium heat, heat oil. Add onions and garlic and cook until softened.
• Add pork and cook, turning as needed, until lightly browned. Cook, stirring occasionally, for about 7 to 10 minutes.
• Add chicken and cook, stirring occasionally, until lightly browned and juices run clear.
• Add vinegar and bring to a boil, uncovered and without stirring, for about 2 to 3 minutes.
• Add soy sauce, water, and bay leaves. Continue to boil for about 2 to 3 minutes.
• Lower heat, cover, and cook for about 30 to 40 minutes or until meat is tender and sauce is reduced.
• Season with salt and pepper to taste. Serve hot.

PORK AND CHICKEN ADOBO

Steps:

• Season pork and chicken with salt and pepper and place in a stock pot. Rub with crushed garlic and torn bay leaf, and coat with vinegar and soy sauce. Cover, and marinate in the refrigerator at least 2 hours or overnight.
• Bring meat and marinating liquid to a boil in a cast iron casserole or Dutch oven. Reduce heat to a simmer and cook until meat is tender, about 30 minutes. If necessary, add water to prevent sauce from drying out.
• Strain liquid from meat and set aside; discard bay leaves. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Brown the pork and chicken on all sides; reduce heat and stir in remaining 2 cloves of smashed garlic. Cook and stir for 2 minutes more. Pour in reserved cooking liquid, and continue simmering until sauce is slightly thickened. Serve hot.

PORK (CHICKEN) ADOBO

Steps:

• Finely dice the onion and garlic (note that this is a whole head of garlic, not just a single clove.).
• Brown the finely diced onion and the garlic in a large pot with a little oil.
• Cut the pork or chicken into 1"x1" to 1"x3" pieces. If using bone-in, just cut away some of the larger pieces from the bone.
• Add the 1 cup of vinegar and 1 cup of water to the onion/garlic.
• Bring it to a low boil at about medium-high.
• Add the meat and continue to cook at or near boiling for a minimum of 20 minutes.
• Sometime during the 20 minutes, add the balsamic vinegar (to taste). I usually cook it for more than 20 minutes. The extra time doesn't hurt the meat and actually makes it tenderer (Probably because of the vinegar).
• With about ten minutes left, add the soy sauce.
• If you cook it as long as I do (30-40 minutes), you will want to have an extra cup of water and some vinegar (white) on hand since the mixture will probably reduce too much.
• When the meat is tender, pull it out of the gravy and brown it in a little oil in a separate pan. I sometimes sprinkle a little bit of paprika on it at this point for both color and flavor.
• While the meat is browning use a cold water roux made from a one-to-one ratio of cornstarch and water to thicken the remaining gravy.
• The meat can be remixed with the gravy after browning or served separately. I usually put the meat and gravy together and serve it over the rice. Sometimes I serve the chicken and rice separately, dousing both with gravy.

PORK & CHICKEN ADOBO

Steps:

• Cut the lean pork and chicken into 2 inch cubes and season with 1/2 tsp salt, 1/2 tbsp sugar, and 1 tsp ground black pepper. Add 3 to 4 cloves of minced garlic and 1 tbsp canola oil. Add 1/2 cup vinegar and 1/4 cup soy sauce. Mix by hand until meat is well coated. Set aside and let stand for at least 30 minutes.
• Heat 2 tbsp canola oil in a sauce pan at medium setting. Slowly add marinaded pork and chicken with liquid. Add Bay leaves and cook, stirring occasionally, until liquid is reduced and meat is tender (about 28 minutes). Adjust taste with remaining salt and sugar - should be a little more sweet than salty. Remove from heat and stand for 2 minutes.
• In a separate pan, heat 3 tbsp of canola oil and fry the rest of the garlic until golden brown and aromatic (do not scorch garlic). Transfer the cooked meat (meat only - use a perforated ladle) into the pan and fry for about 1 to 2 minutes. Meat should look "pan fried" and golden red on some pieces. Add 3/4 of the remaining cooked liquid. Cook and stir for about 1 more minute or until there is separation of oil and liquid. Remove from heat and let stand. Serve warm with steamed rice. The remaining cooked liquid may be used as supplementary sauce. Makes about 4 servings.