Duck Adobo
Ingredients
- 6 duck legs
- salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste ⓘ
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil ⓘ
- 1 large onion, sliced
- 8 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 1/2 cups chicken broth ⓘ
- 1 cup seasoned rice vinegar ⓘ
- 1/2 cup soy sauce, or to taste ⓘ
- 2 teaspoons sambal chili paste, or other hot pepper sauce to taste ⓘ
- 2 bay leaves ⓘ
Instructions
- Season duck legs with salt and black pepper.
- Heat vegetable oil in a large, deep skillet over medium-high heat; add duck legs, skin side down, and cook until browned, 3 to 4 minutes per side. Remove duck legs and drain all but 1 tablespoon of duck fat from the pan.
- Cook onion in reserved duck fat over medium heat until onion begins to turn translucent, 3 to 4 minutes. Add garlic; cook and stir until fragrant, 1 to 2 minutes.
- Stir chicken broth, rice vinegar, soy sauce, sambal chili paste, and bay leaves into onion mixture; bring to a simmer. Return duck legs to the skillet, loosely cover, and simmer until duck legs are tender and easily pierced with a fork, about 2 hours.
- Remove cover from the skillet, increase heat to high, and cook until sauce is thick, about 5 minutes; season with salt and black pepper to taste.
Nutrition & Diet Analysis (per serving)
368
kcal
18% DV
Protein
Fat
Carbs
* % Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet (FDA 2020).