Chef John's Caramel Chicken |
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Prep Time: 20 Minutes Cook Time: 20 Minutes |
Ready In: 40 Minutes Servings: 4 |
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This stunning dish is an amazing combination of sweet, spicy, and salty flavors all sticking to succulent pieces of chicken. Ingredients:
3/4 cup dark brown sugar |
1/3 cup cold water |
1/3 cup fish sauce |
1/3 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 |
1/2 cup roasted peanuts |
2 fresh jalapeno peppers, seeded and sliced |
1 bunch green onions, chopped |
fresh cilantro sprigs, for garnish |
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.
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