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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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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Servings: 4
Course: Side Dish
Cuisine: American, Asian, Filipino
Ingredients Equipment Method Video

Ingredients
  

Adobo Fried Rice (Using Leftover Chicken Adobo)
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

Equipment

  • Our Place Always Pan
  • Quince Italian Olivewood Cooking Utensil(s)
  • Our Place Everyday Chefs Knife
  • Our Place Cutting Board

Method
 

Adobo Fried Rice (Using Leftover Chicken Adobo)
  1. Heat a pan with cooking oil over medium high heat.
  2. Add the day old rice and stir fry until the rice is heated and the grains are well separated.
  3. Add the leftover adobo sauce and toss well.
  4. Chop up adobo chicken thighs and add to the pan to reheat.
  5. Toss the fried rice until well heated through. Serve with fried egg, atchara, green onions, and tomatoes.
Adobo Fried Rice (From Scratch)
  1. In a mixing bowl, combine brown sugar, vinegar, soy sauce, chicken bouillion, and black pepper. Set aside.
  2. Heat a pan on low heat. Add oil, garlic, and bay leaves.
  3. 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.
  4. Add the day old rice to the pan with garlic oil. Stir fry until the rice is heated and the grains are well separated.
  5. Add butter, onion, and chicken. Cook for a few minutes until the onion is wilted and chicken is heated through.
  6. Add adobo sauce, garlic powder, and a pinch of MSG (optional.)
  7. Serve with fried garlic, fried egg, atchara, green onions, and tomatoes.

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