Chicken adobo

Ingredients

Quantities for 4 servings.

• 1 kg Chicken thighs
• 120 ml Soy sauce
• 120 ml Cane or rice vinegar
• 10 clove Garlic
• 4 piece Bay leaves
• 1 tsp Black peppercorns
• 1 tbsp Cane sugar
• 200 ml Water
• 2 tbsp Neutral oil
• 400 g Cooked rice

Method

1. Marinate the chicken in the soy with the crushed garlic and peppercorns for thirty minutes.
2. Lift the chicken out, dry it and brown it skin down. Keep the marinade.
3. Pour in the marinade, water and vinegar, add the bay and sugar. Bring it to the boil and neither stir nor cover for ten minutes.
4. Cover and simmer for twenty-five minutes, turning the chicken once.
5. Uncover and reduce the sauce for five to ten minutes, spooning it over the chicken. Serve with rice.