Chicken Pork Adobo
Almost every Filipino knows how to cook adobo. It’s one of the first things you learn in terms of Filipino-style cooking. It’s basic, it’s simple, but yet the balance of sweet, savory and vinegary flavors just makes this dish so delicate. There are far too many variations of adobo in the Philippines alone since every province (state) has their added their twist to it. This recipe that I have for you is the simplest form of adobo that I know of.
Before we start cooking, let us set-up all of the ingredients and tools that we need. Thawing the pork shoulder and chicken. You’ll need at least a couple of hours set aside for this especially if you are not a fan of using the microwave for this. Now once that’s done, it’s time to make our pork shoulder and chicken soft yet tender with the help of your pressure cooker. Fill that up with water, just until the pork and the chicken are completely submerged and sprinkle a pinch of salt then leave that for 30 minutes, one (1) hour tops. Now while that’s doing its job, this just gives you an ample amount of time to start preparing the other ingredients. You’ll need your chopping board and your trusty knife to peel and thinly slice the onions and with the addition of your mortar and pestle to crush the garlic. Measure out all of the liquid ingredients, place them on small bowls and set them aside together with the dry ingredients.
Once the pork shoulder and chicken are soft yet tender, with as little liquid left from the previous step, pour the vinegar and bring it to a boil without stirring and uncovered for five (5) minutes. Once the five (5) minutes is up pour the soy sauce, add in the brown sugar, bay leaves and peppercorn then mix it very well. Let it cook until the sauce is reduced. Adjust the flavor to your liking and season it with a little salt and pepper and you’re good. 🙂
Here’s a breakdown of how much it costs to make this dish: 1/2 kilo pork shoulder- Php 85.36 1/2 kilo chicken- Php 117.83 Canola oil(48 oz.)- Php 301.50 Red onions- Php 17.94 Garlic- Php 26.21 White vinegar(385 grams)- Php 13.50 Soy sauce(385 grams)- Php 16.00 Salt- Php 10.00 Black pepper- Php 32.50 Brown sugar- Php 45.75
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