Giada Adobo Chicken

One Sunday morning, I was watching Giada De Laurentiis on Food Network. She was preparing this Filipino dish called Adobo chicken. Its chicken drumsticks soaked in dark sauce topped with fresh parsley. It was falling off the bone and it looked delicious! And I was in luck. Most of the ingredients she listed I already have in my pantry. It was basic ingredients that most asian family would have in their kitchen. I substituted a few things that I did not have. I used lemon instead of lime, cilantro instead of parsley, and turbinado sugar instead of light brown sugar. Here is the recipe:

Recipe

Prep time: 10 minutes. Cook time: About 3 hours including the marinating

Marinade:

• 1 cup white wine vinegar
• 1 cup soy sauce
• 1/2 cup light brown sugar
• 4 cloves garlic, crushed
• 3/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
• 2 dried bay leaves
• 12 chicken drumsticks
• 2 cups low-sodium chicken broth
• 3 tablespoons arrowroot
• 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice (from 2 large limes)
• Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
• 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley or cilantro
• Lime wedges or lemon wedges

Directions

For the marinade: In a medium bowl, combine the vinegar, soy sauce, sugar, garlic, red pepper flakes, and bay leaves. Whisk until the sugar has dissolved.

Arrange the chicken in a single layer in a 9-by-13-by-2-inch glass baking dish. Pour the marinade over the chicken and refrigerate for 2 hours, turning the chicken over halfway through.

Place the chicken and marinade in a large, high-sided skillet or Dutch oven and add the chicken broth. Bring the liquid to a boil over medium-high heat. Reduce the heat to a simmer and cook for 45 to 50 minutes, turning the chicken every 20 minutes, until cooked through and a meat thermometer inserted into the thickest part of the meat registers 165 degrees F. Remove the chicken from the liquid and arrange on a serving platter. Discard the bay leaves and garlic cloves. Whisk the arrowroot and lime juice into the liquid and bring the mixture to a boil. Cook until the mixture thickens, about 2 minutes. Season with salt and pepper, to taste. Pour the sauce over the chicken or serve 
 

Adobo Chicken