Without spending hours marinating, this Instant Pot chicken adobo has all the delicious Filipino flavor you adore. Serve, if preferred, over rice.
| Prep Time: | 5 mins |
| Cook Time: | 30 mins |
| Additional Time: | 5 mins |
| Total Time: | 40 mins |
| Servings: | 4 |
Ingredients
- ½ cup distilled white vinegar
- ¼ cup soy sauce
- 2 tablespoons minced garlic
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 tablespoon brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon black peppercorns, roughly cracked
- 2 bay leaves
- 1 large onion, sliced
- 1 ½ pounds bone-in, skin-on chicken thighs
- 1 tablespoon chopped scallions
Instructions
- Whisk together vinegar, soy sauce, garlic, olive oil, brown sugar, and crushed peppercorns in a medium bowl until sugar is dissolved. Stir in bay leaves.
- Line the bottom of a multi-functional pressure cooker (such as Instant Pot) with onion slices. Place chicken thighs over onion and pour vinegar mixture over the top. Close and lock the lid.
- Select high pressure according to manufacturer’s instructions; set the timer for 10 minutes. Allow 10 minutes for pressure to build.
- Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil.
- Release pressure using the quick-release method according to manufacturer’s instructions, about 5 minutes. Unlock and remove the lid. Using tongs, transfer chicken thighs to the prepared baking sheet, skin-side up. Select Sauté function and cook until sauce thickens, 3 to 5 minutes.
- Set an oven rack about 6 inches from the heat source and preheat the oven’s broiler to high.
- Cook chicken under the preheated broiler until skin is crispy, 6 to 8 minutes. Transfer chicken to a serving plate and spoon sauce over the top. Garnish with scallions.
Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 352 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 9 g |
| Cholesterol | 106 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 1 g |
| Protein | 30 g |
| Saturated Fat | 5 g |
| Sodium | 1001 mg |
| Sugars | 5 g |
| Fat | 21 g |
| Unsaturated Fat | 0 g |
Reviews
I’ve made adobo the traditional way (recipe from some Filipino Carmelite nuns at our parish). Sorry, Sr. Stella, this is great! I think the best feature is crisping the skin under the broiler. I modified the recipe a bit. Extra 1/4 cup of liquid to ensure against a burn warning (maybe being overly cautious, burn notices are annoying) and I used a teaspoon of cornstarch to thicken the sauce at the end. If you want a delicious adobo done quickly this recipe is a keeper!
A bit too tangy but good and easy. I added extra brown sugar to taste.
This recipe is poorly written and unclear in parts. Flavor pretty good. I guess it’s just frustrating to try and read a recipe that has question marks.
My husband served his mission in the Philippines and really liked it
Easy and so delicious
Really enjoy this recipe, I’ve made it several times now and it’s always popular. Most of the recipes on this website I end up making some minor adjustments in seasoning or cook time, this is one of the few recipes that I can follow to the letter, and it’s perfect every time. It’s quick, it’s cheap, (assuming you have an instant pot) and well balanced. Absolutely recommend.
This recipe is easy and delicious. Next time I’ll season the chicken before I cooked it because it was a little blend. The sauce was really good. I used boneless chicken thighs.
Was my first time making Adobo Chicken was straight forward recipe. Everyone liked.
really good! will make again!
This is awesome , followed directions, was wonderful . Definitely a keeper thank you!!
I don’t have an instant pot so I marinated it and and baked it in the oven. Smelled delicious and was.
Good recipe, however I made the following changes: Added sprinkle of chili for a little kick. Used our Vitamix to mix the sauce. Added small piece of fresh Ginder in the Instapot before turning it on for more flavor. And best of all, instead of putting the chicken in the broiler to brown it, I finished it off over the grill for some nice crispy grill marks on the skin. Delicious!
Great introduction to pressure cooking. I was afraid and slightly sceptical but what an easy and flavoursome recipe. There’s a definite tang to it, which made me grateful I paired with mashed potato. I would definitely make this again
Thanks for the recipe! It was my first time trying to make this dish, was a little worried about all the vinegar it called for, but decided to follow directions exactly, and so glad I did. It was delicious! Will definitely be making this again!
This recipe has been approved by my picky husband. The chicken came out very moist even with having it broiled for 5 minutes. I followed the recipe except I did 3/4 of ground black pepper, used only 3 chicken thighs and broiled it for 5 minutes.
So easy! I have the Ninja and with its air crisp mode I can do everything in the one pot!
This was a great, easy recipe. I will leave out the brown sugar last time as it didn’t need it. The broiling is great but if you put the sauce right over the chicken it doesn’t stay crispy so next time i will put down rice, pour broth, then place chicken on top.
great recipe. tastes like home!
OMG!! So good and reminds me of my dad’s chicken adobo! Thank you for the recipe. It’s delicious and perfect! My picky husband and daughter LOVE it too!
Very easy to make. I don’t use my instapot very often but this recipe is a keeper.
Very easy to make. I don’t use my instapot very often but this recipe is a keeper.