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a·do·bo

 (ä-dō′bō)
n. pl. a·do·bos
1. A Philippine dish of marinated meat or seafood seasoned with garlic, soy sauce, vinegar, and spices.
2. A spicy sauce or marinade made with chili peppers, garlic, vinegar, and other ingredients, used in Spanish and Latin-American cuisine.

[Spanish, from Old Spanish adobar, to stew, from Old French adouber, to dub, arm, prepare, of Germanic origin.]
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adobo

(əˈdəʊbəʊ)
n, pl -bos
(Cookery) the national dish of the Philippines, which consists of chunks of meat, fish, or vegetables, marinated in vinegar, soy sauce, garlic, and spices and then stewed in the marinade
[C20: from Spanish]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.adobo - a dish of marinated vegetables and meat or fish; served with rice
dish - a particular item of prepared food; "she prepared a special dish for dinner"
Philippines, Republic of the Philippines - a republic on the Philippine Islands; achieved independence from the United States in 1946
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If unfortunately you can't function without full recipes, I did manage to find more of Erwan's other adobos, like one that uses coconut milk, and another that has steel-cut oats, apples, and nut butter.
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But I'm sure she'll say, 'Ako pa rin!'" For The Maya Kitchen Culinary Elite Series, Myrna whips up, before our delighted eyes (and taste buds), her Christmas table menu: adobo pate with pepper jelly and toast points salad of young ubod and pomelos with honeyed-patis dressing and kinilaw of shrimps Beef Morcon a la Emilia (stuffed with sweet pickles, chorizo, pork fat, queso de bola, ham strips, boiled eggs, etc.
Summary: Knowing how to make moles, adobos, salsas and other condiments is the secret to Mexican cooking, chef Robert Santibanez says in his new book "Truly Mexican."
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[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] ADOBO 8 garlic cloves, unpeeled 6 dried ancho chiles*, stemmed, seeded, and wiped clean with a damp cloth 1 qt.
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Chef Vicky Pacheco prefers her adobo dry with very little oil in it.
Adobos may contain other ingredients than those listed below; coconut milk and hot peppers are two of many possibilities.
They won't even look at the oily adobo we remember from childhood.