Chicken Adobo Fried Rice Recipe
This effortless fried rice dish will make you rethink braised chicken. Enjoy the savory, flavorful taste of Chicken Adobo reimagined as a homestyle fried rice that'll have you going back for seconds!
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Servings: 4
Equipment
Ingredients
Adobo Fried Rice (Using Leftover Chicken Adobo)
- ⅜ cup leftover chicken adobo sauce chilled. See our Chicken Adobo Recipe.
- 1-2 leftover chicken adobo thigh chopped. See our Chicken Adobo Recipe.
- 4 cups day old rice
Adobo Fried Rice (From Scratch)
- 2 tbsp brown sugar
- 3 tbsp vinegar white vinegar, coconut vinegar, spiced coconut vinegar, etc.
- 3 tbsp soy sauce
- 1 tsp Better than Bouillion, Chicken Flavor
- black pepper to taste
- ½ head garlic chopped
- ¼ cup vegetable oil
- 2 bay leaves
- 4 cups day old rice
- 1 onion chopped
- ½ tsp garlic powder
- 1 pinch monosodium glutamate optional
- 1 cup chopped rotisserie chicken
- 1 tbsp butter
To Serve
- fried egg
- atchara See our Atcharang Chayote Recipe.
- green onions
- tomatoes
- fried garlic
Instructions
Adobo Fried Rice (Using Leftover Chicken Adobo)
- Heat a pan with cooking oil over medium high heat.
- Add the day old rice and stir fry until the rice is heated and the grains are well separated.
- Add the leftover adobo sauce and toss well.
- Chop up adobo chicken thighs and add to the pan to reheat.
- Toss the fried rice until well heated through. Serve with fried egg, atchara, green onions, and tomatoes.
Adobo Fried Rice (From Scratch)
- In a mixing bowl, combine brown sugar, vinegar, soy sauce, chicken bouillion, and black pepper. Set aside.
- Heat a pan on low heat. Add oil, garlic, and bay leaves.
- Gently cook the aromatics for about 2 minutes, until the garlic is golden brown and oil is fragrant. Use caution to avoid burning the garlic. Discard the bay leaves. Place the fried garlic on a paper towel to cool.
- Add the day old rice to the pan with garlic oil. Stir fry until the rice is heated and the grains are well separated.
- Add butter, onion, and chicken. Cook for a few minutes until the onion is wilted and chicken is heated through.
- Add adobo sauce, garlic powder, and a pinch of MSG (optional.)
- Serve with fried garlic, fried egg, atchara, green onions, and tomatoes.
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