poultry essentials: spicy adobo chicken

How To Make poultry essentials: spicy adobo chicken

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  PREP/PREPARE
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  If you have a cast-iron skillet it would be ideal for this recipe. If not, a good heavy-bottomed pan will do nicely.
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  Gather your ingredients (mise en place).
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  Add the sauce ingredients to a blender, and blend until smooth.
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  You could also use a food processor, fitted with an S-blade, or an immersion blender.
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  Add the chicken to a large bowl, or Ziploc bag, and pour in the sauce.
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  Stick in the fridge for 4 - 6 hours. This will give the ingredients a chance to know each other.
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  Remove from the fridge and shake off a bit of the marinade.
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  Add the oil to a skillet over medium heat.
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  When the oil begins to shimmer, add the chicken.
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  Cook, occasionally stirring until the chicken loses it pink, about 3 – 4 minutes.
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  Increase heat to medium high and cook until the chicken begins to brown in spots.
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  There is a trick to this. You want to use a stir/stop method. You stir the chicken and then let it sit and remain in contact with the bottom of the hot pan until it begins to brown… then stir. Stir/Stop, Stir/Stop, until the chicken is cooked through and has yummy crispy bits, about 4 – 5 minutes.
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  You want to give the chicken plenty of room so that it browns and does not just sit there and steam. So, if you have a small skillet, you may have to do it in batches.
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  PLATE/PRESENT
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  Serve it up over rice, or as a taco filling; even a casserole. Enjoy.
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  Keep the faith, and keep cooking.
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