Chicken Adobo

My brother’s helper, Lyn (who has put on 10kg since she started working for us), recognised the aroma floating through the air instantly when she entered my home. “Adobo!” she exclaimed excitedly as she dropped her keys on the table and dashed right into the kitchen. Ok, I am exaggerating a bit here. How to “dash” to the kitchen from the door when we’re living in a 4-room HDB flat? The distance 就那几步罢了。Haha.

She said in their household, they normally cut the chicken into smaller pieces but there are also some families who cook with whole chicken thighs. I quite regret that I didn’t have the chance to offer her a piece of this chicken.. they were not yet ready. But what if she 嫌弃 my “not authentic” adobo chicken? Authentic or not, we were quite pleased with these.. the flavour was very “heavy” with the use of vinegar and amount of soy sauce. It isn’t a taste we’re quite used to but it definitely tasted delicious!

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The original recipe called for broiling.. I didn’t have a broiler oven and didn’t think to use my airfryer and I really should have! Going by how chicken works wonders with the airfryer, I can imagine how delicious it would be! I will try making this with a bit of added sugar next time to balance out the taste. I do see alot of other recipes with added sugar and I even came across one with Sprite. If you cook adobo often, let me know your favourite way to prepare it! With or without sugar?