Vietnamese Style Caramelized Chicken Recipe Video
The Slanted Door is a very popular Vietnamese restaurant in San Francisco. It’s always packed with locals, tourists and visiting celebrities. One of the most popular dishes there is called “Caramel Chicken.” This stunning dish is an amazing combination of sweet, spicy, and salty flavors all sticking to succulent pieces of chicken. My version adds peanuts for a little crunch, and I’ve simplified the technique so you can easily make this at home, right on the stove top. Their version is cooked in a clay pot, which most of us don’t have lying around.
By the way, it’s been reported that this is Mick Jagger’s favorite dish when visiting San Francisco. Mick once asked, “Brown sugar, how come you taste soooo good?” So it’s fitting that’s what we’ll use to caramelize the chicken as you’ll see in the video. Enjoy!
Summary
Preparation Time15 MinCooking Time20 Min
Ready In35 MinDifficulty LevelEasy
Health IndexAverageServings4
Ingredients
Chicken thighs – 2.5 pounds, skinless and boneless
Brown sugar – ¾ cup
Water – 1/3 cup
Fish sauce – 1/3 cup
Rice vinegar – 1/3 cup
Soy sauce – 1 teaspoon
Ginger – 1 tablespoon, grated
Garlic – 4 cloves
Jalapeno peppers – 2, sliced
Green onions – 1 bunch, chopped
Roasted peanuts – ½ cup
Fresh cilantro – to garnish
Directions
MAKING
1) To make the sauce, mix together the brown sugar, water, fish sauce, rice vinegar, soy sauce, ginger and crushed garlic in a mixing bowl. Stir well to ensure that the sugar has dissolved.
2) In a large sauté pan placed on high heat, add the oil and the chicken.
3) Add about 1/3 cup of the prepared sauce and let the chicken cook. About 10-15 minutes.
4) Add the rest of the sauce, reduce the heat to low and let the chicken simmer for about 5 minutes.
5) Add the onions, pepper and peanuts. Cook the ingredients till the chicken pieces are tender enough and the vegetables are cooked.
SERVING
6) Serve the chicken in a decorative serving bowl while it is still hot and fresh. Cooked rice makes a good accompaniment to the dish.
1) To make the sauce, mix together the brown sugar, water, fish sauce, rice vinegar, soy sauce, ginger and crushed garlic in a mixing bowl. Stir well to ensure that the sugar has dissolved.
2) In a large sauté pan placed on high heat, add the oil and the chicken.
3) Add about 1/3 cup of the prepared sauce and let the chicken cook. About 10-15 minutes.
4) Add the rest of the sauce, reduce the heat to low and let the chicken simmer for about 5 minutes.
5) Add the onions, pepper and peanuts. Cook the ingredients till the chicken pieces are tender enough and the vegetables are cooked.
SERVING
6) Serve the chicken in a decorative serving bowl while it is still hot and fresh. Cooked rice makes a good accompaniment to the dish.
Editors Review
If you are looking for an amazing combination of sweet and spicy, tender and crunchy, done in Vietnamese style, this video is definitely a keepsake! A perfect fusion dish that is easy to make and can be a real treat for your taste buds.Comments
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MarySF says :
So easy to make and super yummy!!!! Everyone had seconds and there's none left. Thanks.
Posted on: 2 April 2012 - 12:54am
aree says :
what is the amount of fish sauce in this recipe? The Caramel Chicken.
Posted on: 28 November 2011 - 8:47am
Anonymous says :
Looks like a great dish but there's no mention of how much fish sauce or how much ginger to use (both key ingredients). Sheesh!
Posted on: 31 January 2010 - 12:40am
Anonymous says :
It looked like he was using 1/3 cup on the sauce and about a teaspoon of ginger.
Posted on: 11 June 2011 - 4:44pm
Sungopolis says :
This recipe is spot on.
I love the idea of cooking the chicken in a little bit of sauce to really coat the chicken and give it a nice sear.
Delicious. Thank you.
Posted on: 4 November 2009 - 12:46am
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