Comedian Jo Koy teaches girlfriend Chelsea Handler how to cook a classic Filipino dish

October 5, 2021

Shortly after confirming their relationship, American TV personality Chelsea Handler shared a cooking video with her boyfriend Jo Koy on Instagram last Thursday.

Chicken adobo: In Handler’s Instagram video, Filipino American comedian Jo Koy teaches her how to make one of his favorite dishes, chicken adobo.

When introducing the dish, Handler says, “I’ve had it before and it is delicious. This is something that I would like to know how to make.”
As seen in the video, Jo Koy’s version of chicken adobo includes marinating the poultry in a sauce made of soy sauce, vinegar, minced garlic, chopped onion, bay leaves, black pepper and brown sugar. Jo Koy tells viewers to let it marinate in the fridge for a while before cooking it in a pan with nonfat cooking spray.
He suggests eating the dish with rice despite Handler’s caption that reads, “And no, to answer your next question, there was no rice to go with it.”
The video ends with Jo Koy feeding Handler a spoonful of the dish by turning the spoon into an airplane, mimicking the way many Filipinos make their babies or young children eat.

Reactions: Many of Jo Koy’s and Handler’s celebrity friends reacted to their video by leaving comments expressing their excitement.

“Oh. My. Goodness. This video was cute and funny as hell! I need more cooking vids from y’all!” wrote comedian Phoebe Robinson, who added the laughing emoji and the heart eyes emoji.
Actor Mandy Moore wrote, “Can we make this a regular thing, please??” while actor Eva Longoria Baston suggested that they cook together next time.

It’s official: Last week, Handler shared a post about her and Jo Koy to make their relationship Instagram official.

In one photo, the pair can even be seen kissing.
“He’s on tour, I’m on tour, sometimes we tour together,” she captioned the post. “#VaccinatedAndHorny #FunnyIsFunny. All coming to a city near you!”
Jo Koy first posted about their relationship on Instagram last Thursday, saying, “It feels so good to have love, laughter and joy in my life.”

Featured Image via @chelseahandler

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