Chicken Adobo

• 3 lbs. chicken legs
• 1 cup soy sauce
• 1/2 cup distilled white vinegar
• 1/2 cup water
• 1 Tablespoon fish sauce
• 3 bay leaves
• 1/2 Tablespoon ground black pepper
• 2 Tablespoons garlic, finely chopped
• 2 Tablespoons sugar, optional
• 1 Tablespoon corn starch mixed with 1/4 cup of water for thickening sauce

Place all ingredients in medium sauce pot and simmer for 40 minutes or untill chicken is fully cooked. Remove cooked chicken, thicken sauce with corn starch mixture and cook for 5 minutes more. Pour sauce over chicken and serve witha bowl hot steamed rice.