✅ Step-by-step instructions
You’ll find the full ingredients list with measurements, and detailed instructions in the printable recipe card at the bottom of this post. But here are step-by-step photos to help you make this chicken wing adobo.
- and 2. In a large bowl or dish, combine the marinade ingredients: the soy sauce, hoisin sauce, lemon juice, brown sugar, cane vinegar (or white vinegar), salt, and pepper.
3. Add the chicken to the marinade.
4. Then add the bay leaves.
5. If using, sprinkle in the whole peppercorn. Cover, and refrigerate the marinated chicken for at least 4 hours, up to overnight. Use tongs to flip the chicken in the marinade at least once during the marinating time.
6. Once the chicken has marinated long enough, preheat the oven to 400°F. Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil. Spray the foil with cooking spray.
7. Transfer the chicken from the marinade bowl or dish and place on top of the prepared baking pan in a single layer. Leave about an inch or two of space between the chicken pieces, so they can bake up evenly. Save the reserve marinade. Bake at 400°F for 35 to 40 minutes.
8. While the adobo wings bake, cook the reserve marinade in a small saucepan or medium saucepan over medium-high heat. Bring to a boil, and allow to boil for 5 minutes.
9. Turn off the heat, and use a slotted spoon to remove the bay leaves. You can remove some of the onions and garlic too, if you like.
10. Using a basting brush or pastry brush, baste the tops of the chicken wings halfway through the cooking time. Then return to the oven.
11. If you want to achieve a darker golden brown chicken skin, broil the chicken for the last 5 minutes of cooking.
💡TIP: Chicken is considered cooked fully when a meat thermometer inserted into the thickest part of the meat, without touching bone, reads an internal temperature of 165°F.