ADOBO TACOS | FILIPINO CHICKEN ADOBO TACOS

These adobo tacos are always a crowd pleaser! I take Filipino chicken adobo, and I put it in a tortilla with garlic fried rice and top it with some pico de gallo and sriracha mayo. It’s so delicious, my friends and family can vouch for it!

Adobo Tacos

Ingredients

For The Chicken Adobo
3 lbs boneless skinless chicken thighs, cut into small bite sized pieces
6 garlic cloves, smashed
1/2 cup soy sauce
1/2 cup vinegar
Black pepper

For The Garlic Rice
6 garlic cloves, smashed
3-4 cups cooked rice

For the Siracha Mayo
3 parts Mayo
1 part Siracha

For The Pico De Gallo
3 Roma tomatoes, diced
1/4 onion, diced
Handful of chopped cilantro
Salt to taste

Flour tortillas

Directions

For The Garlic Fried Rice
Heat oil in a pan over medium heat and sauté garlic for 30 seconds to 1 minute. Add cooked rice and cook while stirring occasionally for about 3-4 minutes.

For The Chicken Adobo
Heat oil in a pan over medium high heat and sauté garlic for 30 seconds to 1 minute. Add chicken along with a little bit more oil and sauté for 2 minutes.
Add soy sauce, vinegar and black pepper. Bring to a boil and let simmer over medium to medium low for 10 minutes.
Remove lid and increase to high heat. Let cook until most of the liquid has evaporated, about 7-8 minutes, stirring occasionally. When sauce has reduced use a spatula to break uo the meat. The chicken should have small chunks and partly shredded.

For The Sriracha Mayo
Mix together 3 parts mayo to 1 part Sriracha.

For The Pico De Gallo
Mix together tomatoes, onions and cilantro and season with salt to taste.

Assemble Tacos - scoop garlic fried rice onto a tortilla. Top with chicken adobo, pico de gallo and Sriracha mayo.