Chicken Adobo

Ingredients

• 1 Tbs vegetable oil
• 8 (about 2 1/2 lb) bone-in, skin-on chicken thighs
• 8 cloves garlic, smashed
• 1/3 cup soy sauce
• 1/2 cup cider or white vinegar
• 1/2 cup water
• 1 tsp whole black peppercorns
• 2 bay leaves

Before you start

• Pat the chicken dry.

Directions

1. Brown skin side down: vegetable oil, bone-in.
2. Add, cook 1 min: step 1, garlic.
3. Add, cover and simmer 30 min, to 165°F: step 2, soy sauce, cider or white vinegar, water, whole black peppercorns, bay leaves.
4. Uncover, reduce by half 10 min: step 3.