Chicken Adobo with Coconut Milk
Ingredients
- 3 lbs chicken pieces
- ½ cup vinegar
- ½ cup water
- 1 bay leaf
- 3 cloves garlic chopped
- 1 tsp grated ginger
- 2 tsp salt
- ¼ tsp freshly ground black pepper
- 3 tbsp vegetable oil
- ¾ cup coconut milk
Instructions
- In a pot, combine together chicken pieces, vinegar, water, bay leaf, chopped garlic, grated ginger, salt and pepper and without stirring, bring to a boil over high heat.
- Reduce heat to medium, cover and simmer for 30 minutes or until chicken pieces are tender. Drain and set sauce aside.
- Heat oil in a skillet over medium heat. Add chicken and sauté until brown. Transfer browned chicken to a plate.
- Pour off all fat from skillet. Return skillet to the heat, add browned chicken and reserved sauce. Scrape browned bits at the bottom of skillet and simmer uncovered until liquid has thickened and reduce in half.
- Add coconut milk and cook stirring for 2 more minutes.
- Serve with steamed rice.
Sounds great! Do you think tossing in a couple of kaffir lime leaves change the flavour profile too much? I’ve really loved all the coconut milk and kaffir lime recipes I’ve ever tried and was wondering if doing this would wreck your recipe?
Hi Gloria,
Kaffir lime leaves have distinct citrus fragrance and flavor and will definitely change the taste and flavor of this recipe. Hope this helps!
Great recipe. I love quite a few Filipino dishes, especially the desserts, & this is one of my favorite inspite of the high vinegar content (to my taste). I’ve made it atleast 2-3 times till now, & each time it’s tasted better ☺️
Thank you so much for sharing your recipes 🙏🏻
You’re welcome Dilnaz!
I had adobo as a kid, my best friend’s parents where from the Philippines… thank you for sharing your recipes I have made several of them. They have all been easy and fool proof! Delicious salamat po! i think i got that right Thank You
Hi Armani,
Yes, you got it right! So happy you were able to try some of the recipes. Take care and thanks for writing 🙂
I added sugar to this cuz it was a little bit too sour, and it still turned out great! Thank you for sharing! Love Filipino dishes 😊
This is the first I have heard of coconut milk in adobo wow…..can’t wait to try it. So there is no soy sauce in this recipe huh?
Yes, Arnel no soy sauce, just 2 teaspoons of salt. Enjoy!
Thanks for the recipe Liza, similar to my Grandmother’s. I love coconut milk in adobo and beef caldereta..
1/2 vinger is half a teaspoon or half a cup or even half a gallon ???
By the way this is a great simple yuumy recipe
Oops! It should be 1/2 cup. Thanks for letting me know!