Name: Vietnamese Caramel Chicken
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Vietnamese
Ingredients: 1 ½ lb chicken thighs, bone-in; 3 tbsp sugar; 3 tbsp fish sauce; ½ cup water; 3 cloves garlic, minced; 2 sliced shallots; 3 sliced green onion; ½ tsp black pepper; 1 tbsp oil

Vietnamese Caramel Chicken

Chicken thighs braised in caramelized fish sauce. Sweet, savory, and glossy.

Total time

40 min

Prep

10 min

Cook

30 min

Serves

Difficulty

Easy

Per serving

420 kcal

Ingredients

1 ½ lb chicken thighs, bone-in
3 tbsp sugar Swap
3 tbsp fish sauce Swap
½ cup water
3 cloves garlic, minced Swap
2 sliced shallots
3 sliced green onion
½ tsp black pepper Swap
1 tbsp oil Swap

Equipment

pot

Method

Melt sugar in pot until dark amber. Add oil carefully.
Add chicken, brown 3 min per side.
Add fish sauce, water, garlic, shallots. Simmer 20 min.
Reduce sauce to glaze the chicken. Top with scallions and pepper.

Nutrition per serving

Calories: 420
Protein: 34g
Carbs: 14g
Fat: 26g

Protein 32%Carbs 13%Fat 55%

Estimates only. Check ingredient labels and allergens, and cook meat and poultry to safe internal temperatures.

vietnamese · chicken · caramel · fish-sauce · braised · glazed

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