Instant Pot Spicy Chicken Adobo

Adobo is something that is always cooked at home. One variation of adobo I like to make is the spicy chicken adobo.

Adobo is one of those dishes that always brings me back to my childhood. It carries so many childhood (and even adulthood) memories for me because it is a staple in our household. It is not something that you can order easily in restaurants, either here in Madrid or in the Philippines. Restaurants in the Philippines have already been so Westernized that the usual food items you can order are burgers and fries, unless you go to a Filipino restaurant.

My husband is a typical European. Just put one thai chili in his dish and he thinks it’s spicy. I, on the other hand, love spicy foods. I grew up with Tom Yum Gung Thai soup, and I can eat the Red King of Ramen Nagi at level 10 without breaking a sweat. So once in a while, I put in one or two thai chilis in my adobo to make my Spicy Chicken Adobo. If I put one thai chili, my husband already notices the spice level has increased. He still loves adobo though. Adobo is a dish that my entire family loves and eats (even my toddlers).

I learned how to cook adobo because I want my children to grow up eating Filipino food and remembering that they are still Filipino, despite living here in Madrid. I love eating adobo with rice and eggs, either hardboiled eggs or scrambled eggs. In all my adobo recipes, I always use the Instant Pot and this copper pan with wire rack.

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So if you want a little bit of spicy kick in your adobo, this is your recipe.

Instant Pot Spicy Chicken Adobo

Your favorite Filipino food recipe, adobo, cooked in the Instant Pot and laden with a little bit of spice

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Prep Time 20 minutes mins

Cook Time 40 minutes mins

Servings 4

Equipment

• 1 Instant Pot

Ingredients

  

Adobo Sauce

• 1/2 cup appel cider vinegar
• 1/4 cup soy sauce
• 6 cloves garlic
• 1 tbsp brown sugar
• 2 tbsp olive oil
• 1 tsp whole black peppercorns slightly cracked
• 3 pcs dried bay leaves
• 1-2 pcs thai chilis depending on your spice preference

Adobo

• 1 pc white onion, large sliced in rounds
• 2 lbs chicken legs, wings, or thighs
• 3 pcs eggs

Instructions

 

• Mix all the ingredients of the adobo sauce together in a small bowl until the brown sugar is dissolved.
• Line the inner lid of the Instant Pot with the sliced onions.
• Place the chicken legs on top of the onion rounds.
• Pour the adobo sauce all over the chicken.
• Close the lid and set the Instant Pot to high pressure cook for 10 minutes.
• Once done, the Instant Pot will make a beeping sound. Let the pressure to naturally release for at least 10 more minutes, then quick release the remaining pressure.
• Once the Instant Pot makes the beeping sound and is done with the pressure, preheat the oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit on broil (the top part only with heat).
• Open the lid and transfer the chicken legs into a metal pan with wire rack.
• Place the chicken legs in the oven for 10 minutes until it becomes golden brown.
• While the chicken legs are in the oven, put the Instant Pot on saute and place three eggs (washed) in it in order to make them hard-boiled eggs. Slice the hardboiled eggs after using an egg slicer.
• Serve the broiled chicken with rice, eggs, and some soy-vinegar mixture from the Instant Pot.