chicken adobo

1 - 1.5 lbs chicken thighs or legs
3/4 cup soy sauce
2/3 cup vinegar (or you can do a combination of vinegars... would probably make it 1/2 c vinegar and ~1/3 c apple cider or balsamic vinegar)
1/2 cup water
4 bay leaves
1 Tbsp whole black peppercorns
5-6 cloves of garlic
oil for frying

Mix soy sauce, vinegar(s), water and garlic in a small bowl. If too sour, add more soy sauce and/or water; if too salty, add more vinegar and/or water. Heat a small pot and add chicken. Pour sauce over the chicken, then add bay leaves and peppercorns. Cover the pot, turn heat up to high and bring to a boil. Once boiling, remove the cover, stir the chicken and reduce heat to low/medium. Continue cooking for about 30-45 minutes.

Remove the chicken from the pot and set aside. Turn the heat up to medium/high and reduce the sauce by about 1/3. In a separate frying pan, heat oil. Once hot, add the chicken and fry until golden brown.

Add back to the reduced sauce. Serve over rice! :)