Instant Pot Adobo chicken. Season the chicken legs generously with salt and pepper. Turn an Instant Pot® (see Cook's Note) to the high saute setting and add the oil. Once it's shimmering, but not smoking, add half the.
Add the vinegar, tamari or soy sauce, garlic, bay leaves, and black pepper.
Secure the lid on the Instant Pot, then make sure the valve is in the "Sealing" position.
Place the chicken and marinade into the inner liner of the Instant Pot.
You can cook Instant Pot Adobo chicken using 10 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you achieve it.
Ingredients of Instant Pot Adobo chicken
- Prepare 2-3 pounds of chicken thighs.
- You need 2 tablespoons of olive oil.
- Prepare 1/2 cup of chicken broth.
- You need 1/2 cup of liquid aminos (or light soy sauce).
- It's 1/3 cup of lemon juice.
- Prepare 2 tablespoons of apple cider vinegar.
- It's 4 cloves of garlic minced.
- Prepare 1/4 teaspoon of cayenne.
- You need 1 of onion sliced.
- You need of to taste Salt and pepper.
Remove chicken thighs and set on a foil-covered sheet pan. Season chicken thighs on both sides with salt and pepper. When display reads HOT, add olive oil to coat bottom of pot. Add half of chicken thighs and cook for a few minutes on each side before transferring to plate.
Instant Pot Adobo chicken instructions
- Salt and pepper all sides of the chicken thighs. Set Instant Pot to “saute.” When the hot signal is displayed, pour olive oil into the liner. Place chicken thighs into the pressure cooker and brown on each side. Do not crowd the chicken. Cook in batches if needed, keeping the chicken warm as the other cooks. Remove chicken from pressure cooker and deglaze the bottom of the pot with chicken broth, scraping the bottom to remove any stuck pieces. Turn the electric pressure cooker off..
- In a large mixing cup or medium bowl, mix together the liquid aminos, lemon juice, apple cider vinegar, garlic, and cayenne (I omit this because of allergy issues)..
- Arrange chicken thighs in the Instant Pot. Pour the liquid aminos mixture over the chicken. Top with onion slices and bay leaves. Attach the lid and set the valve to sealing. Program the pressure cooker on “manual” or “pressure cook” for 10 minutes on high. When the cooking cycle has completed, perform a quick release of the pressure..
- Preheat the oven to broil. Prepare a baking sheet with aluminum foil spritzed with nonstick cooking spray. Transfer chicken from electric pressure cooker to baking sheet. Place under the broiler for 5 to 10 minutes or until the chicken skin has crisped, being careful not to burn..
- Meanwhile, set the Instant Pot to “saute” and allow to boil while the chicken broils. Reduce the sauce by half or until desired consistency.Move chicken back to pressure cooker and serve with sauce. Optional - Top with sliced green onions if desired..
Coat the chicken with adobo sauce by dipping the skin side into the adobo sauce, then flip to place them skin side up in Instant Pot. Close lid and pressure cook at Select the saute mode on the pressure cooker for medium heat. Generously season chicken thighs on both sides with salt and pepper. When the display reads HOT, add olive oil to coat the bottom of the pot. Add half of the chicken thighs and cook for a few minutes on each side before transferring them to a plate.