Yellow Chicken Adobo

Just after breakfast today, I saw half chicken, mostly the breast part thawing on the kitchen counter. It is too early for lunch, but I've been meaning to try making this yellow adobo dish for a few days now so I decided to try it on the chicken. Actually, my intention was to make this with pork... I might be trying it again once the supply for meat is replenished :). 
You'll see in the pic that it somewhat looks like a curry dish, but truly this has the distinct Adobo flavor and as much a Pinoy dish as any other adobo variety. The only twist in the dish is its color and the aroma of turmeric powder. Instead of the traditional soy sauce, I just used salt and powdered turmeric to give its yellow color.

What about you, what twist do you give your Adobo?

Ingredients: 
1/2kg chicken 
2 tsp cooking oil
3 cloves garlic, coarsely chopped
1 red onion, sliced
3 bay leaves
2 tbs vinegar
1/2 tsp peppercorns, crushed
1 tsp turmeric powder
1/2 cup water
salt

Method:

Wash chicken then chop, rinse in running water to remove blood. Drain of excess water. 
Put chicken in a bowl and season with salt. Mix turmeric powder to the chicken pieces, distribute powder evenly to coat all chicken pieces.
Add the rest of the ingredients to the bowl of chicken except cooking oil and water. Toss to distribute flavors evenly. Set aside, marinate for about 15 minutes
In a medium sized pan, heat oil then add the the chicken and marinate mixture. 
When it starts to boil, add the water. Let boil for about 5 minutes then lower the heat. Simmer for another 15 minutes. 
Adjust heat to high, when sauce is about just half of its original amount, turn off the heat.
Serve with hot rice. Enjoy! 
** Tip: This is so easy to prepare and if you use just half of the ingredients, would certainly work as a single serving dish :)