Chef John's Caramel Chicken

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


Recipes · Cuisine · Asian


Prep Time: 20 mins
Cook Time: 20 mins
Servings: 4
Total Time: 40 mins
Yield: 4 servings

Ingredients

Ingredients List

  • 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


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.


Nutrition Facts (per serving)

Nutrition Facts
615 Calories
33g Fat
38g Carbs
43g Protein


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