• 3/4 cup rice or white vinegar
• 1/4 cup soy sauce
• 2 cloves garlic minced
• 1/2 tsp black pepper
• 2 bay leaves
• 8 chicken thighs fat trimmed
• 2 Tbsp vegetable oil
• 3/4 cup water
• 2 medium potatoes chopped
• 4 medium carrots sliced
• 2 cups white rice
• salt to taste
• 2 tsp cornstarch

Additions

• 4 jalapenos chopped
• ginger root grated

Variations

• 1 1/2 lb pork shoulder or butt cubed (instead of chicken)
• 1 can coconut milk (instead of water)
• chicken schmaltz (instead of vegetable oil)