Chef John's Caramel Chicken

By dhard1

Ingredients

• Making Caramel Chicken
• Chef John's Buffalo Chicken Dip
• Chef John's Quick Cassoulet
• Chef John's Turkey Burger
• Chef John’s Crab Cakes
• Chicken and Sausage Orzo Pasta
• Spicy Kung Wow Chicken
• Chef John's Chicken and Mushrooms
• Chef John's Chicken Riggies
• How to Measure Brown Sugar
• Sugar and Sweeteners
• Garlic: Fresh Vs. Powdered
• Types of Cooking Oil
• How to Peel and Chop Onions
• 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

Details

Servings 4
Adapted from allrecipes.com

Preparation

Step 1

Directions

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.

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PREP


20 mins

COOK


20 mins

READY IN

40 mins