CARAMEL CHICKEN
Found this wonderful Vietnamese recipe in a supermarket leaflet and adapted it to my liking. Everyone I share it with is crazy about it and it has ended up on the lunch menu at the hotel where I work! If you've never used fish sauce before, go for it. It may smell like dirty socks, but it is essential to this dish, do not delete or substitute. If you don't want to bother with all the herbs, just use cilantro, it's still great. Let me know how you like it!
Provided by Chef Smith
Categories Whole Chicken
Time 1h25m
Yield 4-6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 17
Steps:
- Pre-heat oven to 325 degrees. Combine sugar and water in a high sided sauce pot. Bring to boil and simmer until the sugar turns a dark caramel color, but not burnt. Do not stir the sugar while cooking or it may crystallize. Add the chicken broth (the broth will boil quickly and spatter because of the hot sugar so be careful. This is the reason for the high sided pan). Stir in the broth and continue stirring over low heat until the sugar dissolves, then add the fish sauce and soy sauce. Set aside.
- Season the chicken pieces with the salt. Heat the vegetable oil in a large skillet and brown the chicken pieces on all sides. In the same pan, (using the extra vegetable oil if needed) sauté the ginger, garlic, onion and jalapeno over medium heat for a couple minutes until soft and fragrant. Add the browned chicken pieces and the caramel sauce, turning the chicken in the caramel broth to coat all sides. Arrange the chicken in the pan so it is all submerged in the sauce as much as possible and bring the pot to a boil. Cover the pot, put in the oven and braise until done, about 35-45 minutes.
- While chicken is cooking, combine the green onion and the other herbs and set aside.
- Serve the chicken over your favorite rice, with the herbs sprinkled on top. I like jasmine rice.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 821.1, Fat 45.3, SaturatedFat 11.3, Cholesterol 172.5, Sodium 2306.7, Carbohydrate 57.2, Fiber 1.3, Sugar 51.9, Protein 46.3
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Babababa Maru
babababa.m@yahoo.comThis is a really great recipe. The chicken is moist and tender, and the sauce is delicious. I will definitely be making this again.
Lewis Davin
davin-lewis@yahoo.comI love this recipe! The chicken is so tender and the sauce is amazing. I will definitely be making this again.
ASED LY
a.ly@gmail.comThis is a great recipe for a quick and easy weeknight meal. The chicken is tender and juicy, and the sauce is flavorful.
Almaas Ahmad
a.almaas@gmail.comThis caramel chicken is so good! The chicken is cooked perfectly and the sauce is delicious. I will definitely be making this again.
Shuvo Dhuvo
shuvo@gmail.comThis is a really great recipe. The chicken is moist and tender, and the sauce is delicious. I will definitely be making this again.
Shafique Ali
shafique_ali64@hotmail.comI love this recipe! The chicken is so tender and the sauce is amazing. I will definitely be making this again.
Luca Mellaerts
m@aol.comThis is a great recipe for a quick and easy weeknight meal. The chicken is tender and juicy, and the sauce is flavorful.
Mithila Mahek
m.m@yahoo.comThis caramel chicken is so good! The chicken is cooked perfectly and the sauce is delicious. I will definitely be making this again.
cabdiqani aadan
a-cabdiqani@hotmail.comThis is a really great recipe. The chicken is moist and tender, and the sauce is delicious. I will definitely be making this again.
Alex Wamono
alex@gmail.comI love this recipe! The chicken is so tender and the sauce is amazing. I will definitely be making this again.
Mantil King
kingmantil@hotmail.comThis is a great recipe for a quick and easy weeknight meal. The chicken is tender and juicy, and the sauce is flavorful.
Asahday Cooper
asahday.cooper42@yahoo.comThis caramel chicken is so good! The chicken is cooked perfectly and the sauce is delicious. I will definitely be making this again.
Babybee's Slots
slotsb43@yahoo.comI've made this recipe several times and it's always a hit. The chicken is always moist and flavorful, and the sauce is perfect.
Sana Jamil
sjamil7@hotmail.frThis is one of my favorite chicken recipes. It's easy to make and always a crowd-pleaser.
Mukamwezi Victoria
vm@yahoo.comI love this recipe! The chicken is so tender and the sauce is amazing. I will definitely be making this again.
Brian Ndungu
b_ndungu83@hotmail.comThis caramel chicken is a keeper! The sauce is delicious and the chicken is cooked to perfection. I served it over rice and it was a hit with my family.