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 caloriescarbohydrate: 37.9 gcholesterol: 129.4 mgfat: 33.2 gfiber: 3.6 gprotein: 43 gsaturatedFat: 7.8 gservingSize: -sodium: 1966.7 mgsugar: 29.6 gtransFat: : -unsaturatedFat: : -
Directions Chef John's Caramel Chicken
Directions
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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.
Heat oil over high heat in a skillet. Stir in chicken.
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.
Pour in the remaining brown sugar mixture, cook until chicken is tender and no longer pink inside, about 5 minutes.
Stir in in peanuts, jalapenos and green onion, cook until warmed through, 2 to 3 minutes.
Garnish with cilantro and serve.