Filipino Adobo

You know i just love to cook. Today i tried to cook some Filipino adobo but even following the recipe to the 'T' it still came out pretty bad. The recipe called for 1/4 cup of vinegar, 2 cups of water, 2 tbls of soy sauce and 5 basil leaves. It didn't taste good at all because there was just too much vinegar. I got the recipe online but the vinegar was just too much. I had another recipe for chicken adobo that I've been using for awhile now and my wife loves it. I thought i would try a different kind but i failed miserably. Oh well. I think I'll stay with my original recipe and play it safe..