Name: Spicy Caramel Chicken
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: Finely grated fresh ginger - 2 tablespoons; Finely minced garlic - 4 cloves; Light brown sugar - ¾ cup; Rice vinegar - ⅓ cup; Fish sauce - ⅓ cup; Hot pepper sauce, or to taste - 2 teaspoons; Soy sauce - 1 teaspoon; Boneless, skinless chicken thighs, cut into 1-inch pieces - 2 pounds; Vegetable oil - 1 tablespoon; Sliced, seeded jalapeno peppers - ½ cup; Sliced, seeded mild red chilies or bell peppers - ½ cup; Roasted peanuts - ½ cup; Chopped green onions, plus more for garnish - ½ cup; Chopped fresh cilantro leaves - ¼ cup; Cooked white rice - 4 cups

Ingredients for - Spicy Caramel Chicken

1. Finely grated fresh ginger 2 tablespoons

2. Finely minced garlic 4 cloves

3. Light brown sugar ¾ cup

4. Rice vinegar ⅓ cup

5. Fish sauce ⅓ cup

6. Hot pepper sauce, or to taste 2 teaspoons

7. Soy sauce 1 teaspoon

8. Boneless, skinless chicken thighs, cut into 1-inch pieces 2 pounds

9. Vegetable oil 1 tablespoon

10. Sliced, seeded jalapeno peppers ½ cup

11. Sliced, seeded mild red chilies or bell peppers ½ cup

12. Roasted peanuts ½ cup

13. Chopped green onions, plus more for garnish ½ cup

14. Chopped fresh cilantro leaves ¼ cup

15. Cooked white rice 4 cups

How to cook deliciously - Spicy Caramel Chicken

1 . Stage

Whisk grated ginger, garlic, brown sugar, rice vinegar, fish sauce, hot sauce, and soy sauce together in a large bowl.

2 . Stage

Place chicken chunks in a bowl. Pour 1/4 cup of the prepared sauce onto chicken chunks; mix until all chicken pieces are coated. Set aside 15 minutes.

3 . Stage

Heat vegetable oil in a heavy skillet over high heat. As soon as oil starts to smoke, place chicken chunks in a single layer in the pan. Cook and stir until chicken pieces start to caramelize and turn deep brown, 8 to 10 minutes. Reduce heat to medium. Stir in sliced jalapeno and red peppers, peanuts, and green onions. Cook and stir one minute. Pour in remainder of sauce. Simmer until heated through, 1 or 2 minutes. Remove from heat.

4 . Stage

Stir in cilantro. Serve over hot cooked rice and top with chopped green onions.