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Vietnamese Caramel Ginger Chicken
Recipe video above. Vietnamese caramel sauce is a popular sweet/savoury used in Vietnamese dishes. Here, it's used for bite size chicken pieces that get coated in the glaze with a generous dose of ginger. It's quick, easy, something different and outrageously good!** NOTE: Sadly seeing reader feedback that the liquid isn't reducing and chicken isn't caramelising. Please ensure to use a LARGE PAN and be brave, simmer RAPIDLY! Else the liquid will take ages to reduce. See Note 4.**
👥 5 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 22 min⏳ Prep: 7 min🔥 Cook: 15 min👤 Nagi📖 recipetineats
🥘 Ingredients
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🍳 Cookware
- ●pan
- ●stove
📝 Preparation Steps
1
Toss chicken with fish sauce and chilli, then set aside while you prepare the other ingredients. You could marinate even overnight but it's not necessary.
fish sauce3 tbsp
2
Pan size - Use a large non-stick pan (mine is 30cm/12", must be large). Else, be prepared to remove chicken at end to speed up sauce reduction. See Note 4!
3
Caramel - Mix oil and sugar in the cold pan, then turn onto medium high heat. As soon as the sugar is melted, remove the pan from the stove then carefully add the chicken (⚠️ it will sizzle so don't throw it in!) . Add ginger and shallots, toss briefly. The caramel may harden, that's ok, it will re-melt.
4
Cook outside of chicken - Then put the pan back on the stove and stir just until the chicken changes from pink to white all over, but not browned, and definitely not cooked through.
5
Simmer ⏱️ 10 min - Add water, stir, bring to a simmer. Simmer very rapidly, still on medium high (or even high!), for 10 to ⏱️ 12 minutes, until the liquid reduces right down to a glaze. It might take longer if your pan is smaller or your stove is weaker, that's ok. Stir every now and then while watery, then once it's reduced down to a glaze, toss regularly to get nice colour on the chicken. The further you take it, the better the colour!
6
Serve with jasmine rice or other plain rice garnished with extra slices of chilli and fresh coriander if desired. Smashed cucumbers or Asian Slaw would be a terrific side!
Jasmine rice
Nutrition Facts
calories
370 kcal
fat Content
17 g
serving Size
1 serving
fiber Content
0.4 g
sugar Content
12 g
sodium Content
1032 mg
protein Content
39 g
trans Fat Content
0.1 g
cholesterol Content
190 mg
carbohydrate Content
14 g
saturated Fat Content
3 g
unsaturated Fat Content
12 g
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