Chef John's Caramel Chicken
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Cooking:
20 min.
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Servings per container:
4
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Ingredients for - Chef John's Caramel Chicken

1. Dark brown sugar - ¾ cup
2. Cold water - ⅓ cup
3. Fish sauce - ⅓ cup
4. Rice vinegar - ⅓ cup
5. Soy sauce - 1 tablespoon
6. Garlic, crushed - 4 cloves
7. Fresh grated ginger - 1 tablespoon
8. Vegetable oil - 1 teaspoon
9. Boneless, skinless chicken thighs, quartered - 8
10. Roasted peanuts - ½ cup
11. Fresh jalapeno peppers, seeded and sliced - 2
12. Green onions, chopped - 1 bunch
13. Fresh cilantro sprigs, for garnish - 1 bunch

How to cook deliciously - Chef John's Caramel Chicken

1. Stage

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.

2. Stage

Heat oil over high heat in a skillet. Stir in chicken.

3. Stage

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.

4. Stage

Pour in the remaining brown sugar mixture; cook until chicken is tender and no longer pink inside, about 5 minutes.

5. Stage

Stir in in peanuts, jalapenos and green onion; cook until warmed through, 2 to 3 minutes.

6. Stage

Garnish with cilantro and serve.