Chicken Adobo - cooking recipe

Ingredients

8 boneless chicken thighs (1 1/4 lb.) or equal weight in breast meat
1 Tbsp. minced garlic
1/4 tsp. pepper
1/2 bay leaf
1/4 c. white vinegar
1/4 c. soy sauce
1 Tbsp. vegetable oil
2 tsp. sugar
1 c. snow peas
1 c. rice, cooked
1 (15 oz.) can pineapple chunks

Preparation

Combine chicken, garlic, pepper, bay leaf, vinegar, soy sauce, vegetable oil and sugar in 3-quart saucepan.
Bring to a boil, stirring occasionally over medium-high heat.
Reduce heat.
Cover and simmer for 12 minutes, stirring occasionally.
Transfer chicken to platter and keep warm.
Increase heat to high and cook sauce until syrupy, about 5 minutes.
Add snow peas.
Arrange pineapple around chicken on platter.
Pour sauce over chicken.
Serve with rice.