The Fair Trade Cook Book
The FAIRTRADE COOKBOOK
Fair Trade Recipes for a Fairer World

Chicken Coconut Adobo

The Adobo is the national dish of the Philippines.
We also love the Fair Trade handmade paper from Salay.
Serves 6 as a main course.

Ingredients

6	cloves garlic
1	medium onion
30 ml	olive oil
1	chicken
600 ml	coconut milk
5 ml	fresh ground FAIRTRADE black pepper
3 ml	salt
1 cm	root ginger
50 ml	malt vinegar
1	green chili
FAIRTRADE	Sources Fresh Fruit and veg Herbs and Spices Rice

Method

Preparation

Get the butcher to chop the chicken into 10 pieces.
De-skin the garlic and crush.
De-skin the onion.
Peel the ginger and grate.

Cooking

In a nice heavy pot, stir fry the garlic with the chopped onion in the oil for a few minutes.
Add the chicken pieces, 400 ml of coconut milk, pepper, salt, ginger and vinegar.
Bring to the boil, and then simmer for 75 minutes.
Add the chili if used.
Add the remaining coconut milk and heat through. Simmer until the sauce is as thick as liked.

Variation

Vary the hot spice to suit your taste.
Use FAIRTRADE ground ginger if you are out of fresh ginger.

To serve