If you haven’t figured out yet, I’m slightly obsessed with tacos. I live in SoCal where tacos are king and I swear every corner has their own taco place. Some places are fancy and hipster, and some are just small family run places, each is perfect in its own right!
Chicken Adobo tacos are great because they are simple and easy to make. This reminded me of the old Ron Popeil, Set It and Forget It. What I love about this recipe is how little you do. Throw things in a pot, walk away for 90 minutes, come back and: TACOS!
You have two choices with this recipe, to do bone-in chicken thighs or boneless. In my opinion bone-in will give you better flavor, but will be more work, where boneless is literally… Set It and Forget It.
I paired this recipe with a fresh tomatillo avocado salsa, but the issue was, my boyfriend was eating it with just chips, this salsa is that good. We put this on eggs, shrimp, chicken adobo. We also made chicken bowls the next day, some white sticky rice, the chicken reheated, salsa and fresh scallions. This is so versatile both the chicken and salsa, good ones to have in your recipe arsenal.
Chicken Adobo Tacos
Equipment
- Large Pot
- Cast Iron Pan
Ingredients
- 8 boneless skinless chicken thighs (can do bone-in, just more work)
- 1 cup white vinegar
- ½ cup soy sauce
- 1 head of garlic (peeled and thinly sliced)
- 8 thyme sprigs
- 6 bay leaves
- 20 black peppercorns (count them out, you are removing them later)
- 1 cinnamon stick
- corn tortillas
- scallions (finely chopped)
- Tomatillo-Avocado Salsa (or any salsa you like)
Instructions
- In a large pot, over medium low heat, combine: chicken, vinegar, soy sauce, garlic, thyme, bay leaves, peppercorns & cinnamon stick.8 boneless skinless chicken thighs, 1 cup white vinegar, ½ cup soy sauce, 1 head of garlic, 8 thyme sprigs, 6 bay leaves, 20 black peppercorns, 1 cinnamon stick
- Simmer uncovered for 90 minutes, till liquid starts to thicken.
- Remove chicken and cut into ½ inch cubes, set aside.
- Remove the thyme sprigs, bay leaves, peppercorns & cinnamon stick and discard.
- Add chicken back into the pot and stir.
- Heat tortilla shells in a cast iron pan.corn tortillas
- To make taco, use 1 tortilla shell, add chicken, top with salsa and scallions.scallions, Tomatillo-Avocado Salsa
- Enjoy!
