Filipino vegetable adobo

Chicken adobo is a classic dish from my mum’s country, the Philippines – it’s the one that visitors remember most for its succulent chicken and rich and salty gravy, thanks to the soy sauce, and for the tart taste of vinegar. Growing up I used to ask my mum to cook extra of the adobo sauce to pour over veggies, so this is my re-creation of that meal.

As a vegetarian dish it can lack some of the lustre of the meat version so I’ve included plenty of ghee, aubergine for succulence and