Chef John Recipe ∘ Duck Adobo

This twist on the Filipino classic adobo dish uses duck legs, which makes this version particularly rich and satisfying.

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 ½ cups chicken broth
• 1 cup seasoned rice vinegar
• ½ cup soy sauce, or to taste
• 2 teaspoons sambal chili paste, or other hot pepper sauce to taste
• 2 bay leaves

Cooking Directions

1. Season duck legs with salt and black pepper.
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. 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.
5. 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 Facts

• calories111.2
• carbohydrateContent6.5 g
• cholesterolContent34.3 mg
• fatContent4.6 g
• fiberContent0.7 g
• proteinContent11.3 g
• saturatedFatContent0.9 g
• sodiumContent1492.7 mg
• sugarContent2 g