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grammie's adobo

(1 rating)
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Recipe by
Dorothy Wiggins
@ddwiggins
Berkeley, CA

Grammie made the tastiest adobo. She said it was easy, because she was a dumper. Everyone loves it. They asked for it over and over again. It was always a welcome treat. The only questions left to answer were when, or pork or chicken? Hope you enjoy it as much as our family and friends do. PS: The photos will be added as soon as possible. For some reason, I was not able to upload them to this recipe. I'll keep working on it, and post it as soon as I am able to.

(1 rating)
yield 4 -6 people
prep time 35 Min
cook time 1 Hr 15 Min
method Stove Top

Ingredients For grammie's adobo

  • chicken parts-2 to 3 pieces per person minimum
  • 1-2
    large yellow onion-sliced into half rings
  • 4-6 clove
    garlic-peeled, crushed and roughly chopped (more if you like)
  • 1 1/4 c
    cider vinegar
  • 1 1/3 c
    white cane vinegar
  • 3/4 c
    soy sauce
  • 1/2 c
    worcestershire sauce
  • 3
    large bay leaves
  • cooking oil-enough to cost the bottom of the pan
  • 1/4 c
    whole allspice
  • 1/4 c
    whole peppercorns
  • peppercorns and whole all spice may be tied into a sachet or place in a mesh spice ball to make removal before eating easier. be sure the sachet or spice ball is well emerssed during cooking to adequately season the dish.
  • 1/2 to 1
    thumb ginger-peeled, sliced into matchsticks
  • salt & pepper to taste
  • dried lily flower
  • OPTIONAL
  • substitute: pork butt-cut into equal sized cubes(recommend 1to 1.5 inch cubes)
  • 1-2 c
    water
  • some folks like to cook the two meats separately, then add them to the same bowl to serve. others will use the one pot method mentioned below.
  • if you want to mix pork & chicken in one dish, brown/sear the chicken first and set it aside. begin cooking the pork. when the pork is just over half-way cooked. it is time to add the chicken pieces and finish cooking them with the pork.
  • MAKE THIS RECIPE TO YOUR TASTE.
  • ALL MEASUREMENTS & AMOUNTS ARE GUESSTIMATES. NOTHING WAS EVER MEASURED. :)

How To Make grammie's adobo

  • 1
    Use a heavy pan with a lid. Put oil into pan. Heat and add meat. Brown all sides of the meat evenly. When browned, remove all pieces of the meat and reserve.
  • 2
    Add onion, garlic and spices to the oil. Saute for 1-2 minutes. Add browned meat. Saute 2-3 minutes.
  • 3
    Add soy sauce, worcestershire sauce, vinegars and ginger. Add half the water.
  • 4
    Stir and saute at medium to medium-high heat for 5-6 minutes. Reduce heat to medium, cover the pan leaving a small vent. Stir occassionally.
  • 5
    Continue to saute,stirring occassionally until meat is tender and cooked.
  • 6
    Serve over steamed rice.
  • 7
    Add dried lily flower and stir into adobo mix. Continue cooking.
  • 8
    Add salt and pepper to taste.
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