~ Chicken adobo in coconut milk Recipe ~

2 tb garlic, minced
      1    Onion, chopped
      2 tb olive oil
      1    Whole chicken, cut up
      3 c  coconut milk, divided
      1 ts Ground black pepper
    1/4 ts Salt
    1/4 ts Fresh ginger, grated
      3 ts Vinegar
      1    Small piece chili
 
  In a soup pot, saute garlic and onion in 2 tablespoons olive oil.  Add
  chicken pieces, 2 cups coconut milk, black pepper, salt, ginger and
  vinegar.  Bring to a boil and simmer uncovered until chicken is very
  tender,about 1 hour and 10 minutes.  Add chili (optional to taste) to
  make dish hot and spicy.  Add remaining cocnut milk, stir and simmer
  2 to 3 minutes until sauce is thick and oily.
  Serve over hot rice.
  
  Note: coconut milk is found in Hispanic or Asian food sections in
  canned or powdered forms. If using powdered form, follow package
  instructions to make coconut milk. From Lily Gamboa O'Boyle's Pacific
  Crossings . Acacia Corporation, New York, 1994