Chicken Adobo (Pinoy fave food)

This one's so tasty! My adobo is a lil bit sweeter than any other ordinary adobo out there!

Chicken Adobo

Adobo Ingredients:
1. 1/2 kilo pork cut in cubes + 1/2 kilo chicken, cut into pieces or
2. choice of either 1 kilo of pork or 1 kilo of chicken
3. 1 head garlic, minced
4. 1/2 yellow onion, diced
5. 1/2 cup soy sauce
6. 1 cup vinegar
7. 2 cups of water
8. 2 Tbsp. sugar
9. 5 laurel leaves (bay leaves)
10. 4 tablespoons of cooking oil or olive oil
11. 2 tablespoons cornstarch
12. Salt and pepper to taste
13. 3 tablespoons water

Instructions:
1. In a big sauce pan or wok, heat 2 tablespoons of oil then sauté the minced garlic and onions.
2. Add the pork and chicken to the pan. Add 2 cups of water, 1/4 cup of soy sauce, vinegar, and the bay leaves. Bring to a boil. Cover and simmer for 30 minutes or when meat is tender.
3. Remove the pork and chicken from the sauce pan and on another pan, heat cooking oil and brown the pork and chicken for a few minutes.
4. Mix the browned pork and chicken back to the sauce and add cornstarch dissolved in water to thicken.
5. Add salt, sugar and/or pepper if desired
6. Bring to a boil then simmer for an additional 5 minutes.
7. Serve hot with the adobo gravy and rice.