Chicken Adobo Recipe

El Chicken Marinade is a preparation of origin totally español welcomed by the Peruvian gastronomy for many centuries ago, which integrates very original ingredients of the Peru with other species brought from the old continent.

Currently, this is the country flag saucer, whose preparation is very comfortable and fast, making it the ideal way to eat something rich and substantial at any time of the day. The description of him is a type of marinated in species, such as garlic, paprika, oregano, panca chili or hot pepper, vinegar or chicha de jora, accompanied by a sauce or stew in clay pots.

Chicken Adobo Recipe

Ingredients

• 500 gr of chicken
• 4 tbsp. panca chili smoothie
• 2 tbsp. of ground garlic
• 2 red onions, chopped
• ½ cup vinegar
• 1 cup of chicha de jora
• 1 red hot pepper chopped into thick strips
• 1 small sprig of rosemary
• Cumin to taste
• Salt and pepper to taste
• dried oregano to taste

Materials or utensils

• Olla
• Blender
• Cutting board
• Knives
• Spoons
• Flat plate

Preparation

1. In a pot put the chicken pieces seasoned with salt and pepper to taste.
2. Then add the panca pepper, garlic, cumin, rosemary, oregano, vinegar and one of the chopped onions.
3. In a blender mix the chicha de jora or beer with the remaining onion, immediately pour mixture over chicken.
4. mix everything with the hands To integrate each ingredient, all the chicken pieces must be completely covered with the marinade.
5. Let macerate for 30 minutes.
6. Now take the pot to mid fire until the cooking liquid is reduced and thickens according to your taste.
7. Next, add the chopped hot pepper in thick strips and lower the heat to low.
8. stop cooking until the chicken is tender and thick marinade. Turn off the heat, let stand and serve with white rice, chifa or mashed tuber of your choice.

Advice and suggestions

It does not matter if it is your first time making this recipe or if you are already an expert in cooking this peruvian delicacywe all need some advice or suggestion to help us evolve as cooks or simply, to better understand the preparation and increase the quality of the dish.

To achieve this, below we present for you a series of recommendations that we hope and are useful for your moment in the kitchen when preparing the Chicken Marinade:

• it is necessary to leave marinate the chicken in a cool place, free of external odors and during the time in which it is observed that the chicken has already taken the color and even the right texture.
• Buy chicken pieces fresh, pink and without strange colors or smells.
• Lava always chicken prey and remove the blood or secretions included in the animal. Likewise, remove any skin or extra fat.  
• If you want a thick marinade you can make a mixture of bread, onion, oregano and liquefied oil. You should add this at the end, while you let it cook for only 5 minutes.
• La Chicha de Jora can be replaced by dark beer, malt or wine.
• have all the ingredients, utensils and the recipe on hand at the time of preparation It is super necessary in order to obtain a desired sizing and without setbacks.
• You can accompany this preparation with yucca, roasted plantain, boiled bananas, potatoes or sweet potatoes dipped in sauce.

What nutrients does the dish provide us?

The vitamins and minerals in chicken meat are related according to the nutritional stages between men and women. However, the recommended daily value of chicken, to maintain healthy eating on a diet, is 2000 calories  according to the need, age and size of the person.

Likewise, chicken is one of the foods in the basic food basket. healthier that exists and it is very variable in terms of preparation, so its consumption is indicated by nutritionists in all stages of life and for many health conditions.

It is estimated that for each 100 gr of chicken meat contributes an average of:

• Calories: 160 calories.
• Proteins: 30 gr
• Total Fats: 70% 
• Carbohydrates: 2,4 gr
• Phosphorus and Potassium: 43,4 gr
• Potassium: 40.2 gr
• Magnesium: 3,8 gr
• Football: 1.8 gr
• Iron: 0.1 gr

Also, moderate intake of hot pepper helps improve circulation and prevent cardiovascular problems, while, due to its fiber content, regulates intestinal transit and fights constipation. On the other hand, paprika and chili they provide abundant vitamin B and C, as well as iron and magnesium that collaborates with the growth and development of bones.

Instead, the Chicha de Jora It contributes sweetness to the preparation, in addition, it represents 0.63% of fibers and fats in the recipe. In the case of the onion, this is a powerful vegetable for the rejuvenation of the skin and the increase and growth of hair, so in reasonable amounts, its use is beneficial for everyone.

Curious facts about the plate

• El Chicken Marinade began in the years after the conquest of America, when the colonizers were in search of new methods of food preservation since the climate did not always provide low temperatures, so they saw the need to apply other techniques to preserve food.
• In some cultures, Chicken Adobo is usually cooked in clay pots, specifically in solid cauldrons.
• This type of preparation takes Chicha de Jora, a type of smooth liquor which can be substituted for beer or wine.
• La Jorah's girl in the Quechua language it is Aqha and in the Kichwa language it is Aswa, It is a drink native to South America. particularly from Peru, Bolivia and Ecuador, which has several varieties depending on the region where it is found. Its preparation is mainly composed of jora, that is to say malted corn.
• This chicha is made from the pre-inca era, being a sacred drink used in ceremonial acts and parties of all pre-Hispanic cultures in the central Andean zone.