Chef John's Caramel Chicken recipe

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Ingredients

¾ cup dark brown sugar
⅓ cup cold water
⅓ cup fish sauce
⅓ cup rice vinegar
1 tablespoon soy sauce
4 cloves garlic, crushed
1 tablespoon fresh grated ginger
1 teaspoon vegetable oil
8 boneless, skinless chicken thighs, quartered
½ cup roasted peanuts
2 fresh jalapeno peppers, seeded and sliced
1 bunch green onions, chopped
fresh cilantro sprigs, for garnish

Nutrition Info

615 calories
carbohydrate: 37.9 g
cholesterol: 129.4 mg
fat: 33.2 g
fiber: 3.6 g
protein: 43 g
saturatedFat: 7.8 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 1966.7 mg
sugar: 29.6 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. Whisk brown sugar, water, fish sauce, rice vinegar, soy sauce, garlic, and ginger in a bowl until brown sugar is completely dissolved, about 1 minute. Set aside.

  2. Heat oil over high heat in a skillet. Stir in chicken.

  3. Pour 1/3 cup of the brown sugar mixture over chicken, cook and stir until the brown sugar mixture has a syrup-like consistency, 6 to 7 minutes.

  4. Pour in the remaining brown sugar mixture, cook until chicken is tender and no longer pink inside, about 5 minutes.

  5. Stir in in peanuts, jalapenos and green onion, cook until warmed through, 2 to 3 minutes.

  6. Garnish with cilantro and serve.

Recipe Yield

4 servings

Recipe Note

This stunning dish is an amazing combination of sweet, spicy, and salty flavors all sticking to succulent pieces of chicken.

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