Chicken Pork Adobo

Ingredients:

1 chicken cut into 6-8 pieces (8 thighs and/or legs as an alternative)

2 tablespoons cooking oil

2 pounds pork, little fat, cut into 1" cubes (optional - if not used, substitute with more chicken)

1 cup vinegar (plain white or sugarcane vinegar)

4 tablespoons soy sauce (alternatively use equal amounts of vinegar, soy sauce and water to cover chicken)

4 garlic cloves (chopped)

3 bay leaves

1 tablespoon pickling spices

½teaspoon salt (omit if using equal parts vinegar and soy sauce)

1 tablespoon pepper (omit if included in pickling spices)

Method:

Step 1 : Place chicken and pork in a pot with vinegar and all seasonings. If possible, marinate overnight or at least 1 hour before cooking. Bring to a boil, lower heat.

Step 2 :Cover and simmer until meat is barely tender (about 35 minutes).

Step 3 : Remove meat and drain, reserving liquid.

Step 4 :Saute meat in cooking oil until well browned in a separate pot. Strain liquid into a fat separator and then pour liquid into a sauce pan (sans fat). Bring to a simmer, correct seasoning, allow liquid to cook down to almost gravy consistency.

Pickling Spices are :

2 tablespoons mustard seeds

2 tablespoons whole allspice

2 teaspoons coriander seeds

2 teaspoons whole cloves

1 teaspoon ground ginger

1 teaspoon dried red pepper flakes

1 bay leaf, crumbled

1 cinnamon sticks

Combine all ingredients & store in an airtight jar or container