Spicy Caramel Chicken

This is an updated version of one of my earliest and most popular recipes. This chicken is fast, easy, delicious and historically significant!


Recipes · Meat and Poultry · Chicken · Chicken Thigh Recipes


Prep Time: 15 mins
Cook Time: 10 mins
Total Time: 49 mins
Additional Time: 24 mins
Servings: 4
Yield: 4 servings

Ingredients

Ingredients List

  • 2 tablespoons finely grated fresh ginger

  • 4 cloves finely minced garlic

  • ¾ cup light brown sugar

  • ⅓ cup rice vinegar

  • ⅓ cup fish sauce

  • 2 teaspoons hot pepper sauce, or to taste

  • 1 teaspoon soy sauce

  • 2 pounds boneless, skinless chicken thighs, cut into 1-inch pieces

  • 1 tablespoon vegetable oil

  • ½ cup sliced, seeded jalapeno peppers

  • ½ cup sliced, seeded mild red chilies or bell peppers

  • ½ cup roasted peanuts

  • ½ cup chopped green onions, plus more for garnish

  • ¼ cup chopped fresh cilantro leaves

  • 4 cups cooked white rice


Directions

  1. Whisk grated ginger, garlic, brown sugar, rice vinegar, fish sauce, hot sauce, and soy sauce together in a large bowl.

  2. Place chicken chunks in a bowl. Pour 1/4 cup of the prepared sauce onto chicken chunks; mix until all chicken pieces are coated. Set aside 15 minutes.

  3. Heat vegetable oil in a heavy skillet over high heat. As soon as oil starts to smoke, place chicken chunks in a single layer in the pan. Cook and stir until chicken pieces start to caramelize and turn deep brown, 8 to 10 minutes. Reduce heat to medium. Stir in sliced jalapeno and red peppers, peanuts, and green onions. Cook and stir one minute. Pour in remainder of sauce. Simmer until heated through, 1 or 2 minutes. Remove from heat.

  4. Stir in cilantro. Serve over hot cooked rice and top with chopped green onions.


Nutrition Facts (per serving)

Nutrition Facts
1004 Calories
48g Fat
94g Carbs
50g Protein


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