Duck Adobado

Adobado simply means “marinated” although this word is similar to “adobo”, they don’t mean the same thing. There are other variation of adobado but this recipe calls for duck meat as the main ingredient. The duck meat can be any kind of ducks whether wild ducks or domesticated ducks. Locally they are called “pato” and “itik” which are the most common edible ducks sold locally.

To cook duck adobado; Saute garlic in oil. Add minced duck meat and saute until tender. Season with vinegar, patis, peppercorns and cayenne. Add sherry and simmer for 3 minutes. Season to taste. Set aside. Fry the rice with garlic. Arrange the fried rice and the duck meat in a platter. Garnish with toasted duck skin and cranberry sauce.

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How to Cook Duck Adobado

Prep Time10 minutes mins

Cook Time15 minutes mins

Total Time25 minutes mins

Course: Duck Recipe

Cuisine: Filipino

Servings: 1 serving

Author: Manny

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon chopped garlic
• 1 tablespoon cooking oil
• 100 grams duck meat minced
• 2 tablespoons vinegar
• 1 tablespoon patis fish sauce
• pinch of cracked whole peppercorns
• 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 3 tablespoons sherry
• pinch of salt
• 1 cup cooked rice
• 1 tablespoon chopped toasted duck skin
• 1 can whole cranberry sauce for garnish

Instructions

How to cook duck adobado:

• Saute garlic in oil. Add minced duck meat and saute until tender.
• Season with vinegar, patis, peppercorns and cayenne. Add sherry and simmer for 3 minutes.
• Season to taste. Set aside. Fry the rice with garlic.
• Arrange the fried rice and the duck meat in a platter.
• Garnish with toasted duck skin and cranberry sauce.