adobo

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chipotles en adobo

See also adobo sauce.

Adobo is Spanish for seasoning or marinade. The noun form describes the marinade or seasoning mix. Meat marinated or seasoned with an adobo is referred to having been adobada.

Adobo relates to marinated dishes such as chipotles en adobo, which are chipotle chili peppers marinated in a rich, flavorful, tomato sauce.

Adobo is prepared in regions of Latin America and Spain, and forms with the same name but with different cultural roots, are prepared in regions of Asia Pacific. Pork, spices, and especially red pepper are used.

Puerto Rican-style adobo

Adobo is a seasoned salt that is generously sprinkled or rubbed on meats and seafood prior to grilling, sauteing, or frying. Supermarkets sell prepared blends like Goya. There are two types of adobo on the island. One is a wet rub called adobo mojado. It consists of crushed garlic, olive oil, salt, black pepper, dry orégano brujo, citrus or vinegar or a mix or both citrus with vinegar. More widely used on the island is a dry mix, adobo seco. It is easier to prepare and has a long shelf life. Adobo seco consists of garlic powder, onion powder, salt, black pepper, dry oregano and sometimes dried citrus zest.

Ingredients

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A variety of adobos are simple and require only a handful of ingredients. In a well made adobo, none of the spices dominate but rather the taste is a delicate balance of all the ingredients. The most widely preferred type has been traditionally pork adobo, followed by chicken adobo which is generally considered somewhat healthier.

Other ingredients used, depending on country, are squid, beef, lamb, game fowl like quail and snipe, catfish, okra, eggplant, string beans, and swamp cabbage (kangkong) are also made into adobo, with appropriate changes in the basic recipe.

Foreign forms of 'Adobo'

In Filipino cuisine, adobo refers to a common and very popular cooking process indigenous to the Philippines.^[1]

When the Spanish took administration over the Philippines in the late 1500s through Mexico City, they found an indigenous cooking process involving stewing with vinegar. They referred to this as "adobo." Dishes prepared in this manner eventually came to be known by this name.^[1]

See also

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• Adobo Recipe - Collection of Free Filipino Food Recipes
• Smoked Pata Adobo and Other variations of the Adobo
• Adobo Recipe
• Classic Adobo Recipe
• Pork Adobo Recipe
• Adobong Manok Sa Duyan (Chicken Adobo In Hammock)
• American actor/model Travis Kraft gives a cooking lesson on Chicken Adobo
• Adobo Mojado
• Adobo Seco
• Adobo Loco - A growing collection of Adobo Recipes