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My review
Chef John's Caramel Chicken
Chef John
"This stunning dish is an amazing combination of sweet, spicy, and salty flavors all sticking to succulent pieces of chicken."
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Ingredients
40 m servings 615 calsOriginal recipe yields 4 servings
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- 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.
- Heat oil over high heat in a skillet. Stir in chicken.
- 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.
- Pour in the remaining brown sugar mixture; cook until chicken is tender and no longer pink inside, about 5 minutes.
- Stir in in peanuts, jalapenos and green onion; cook until warmed through, 2 to 3 minutes.
- Garnish with cilantro and serve.
Footnotes
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- Aluminum foil helps keep food moist, ensures it cooks evenly, keeps leftovers fresh, and makes clean-up easy.
Nutrition Facts
Per Serving: 615 calories; 33.2 g fat; 37.9 g carbohydrates; 43 g protein; 129 mg cholesterol; 1967 mg sodium. Full nutrition
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Most helpful positive review
4/30/2012
Just made this for dinner tonight. Delicious! I wasn't prepared to make it, so had to do some substitutions. (White onions for green onions, more soy sauce for the fish sauce) Even with the ...
Most helpful critical review
7/8/2012
(I thought) I followed the recipe exactly and it took an hour for the sauce to reduce! We eventually ate and everyone loved it (or maybe everyone was just starving). I will try it again and om...
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4/30/2012
Just made this for dinner tonight. Delicious! I wasn't prepared to make it, so had to do some substitutions. (White onions for green onions, more soy sauce for the fish sauce) Even with the ...
5/4/2012
Really good! I omitted the water after a first try because it's a lot easier to reduce the sauce. I like to use Thai chili sauce instead of Jalapenos because I always have it on hand, that way I...
5/14/2012
WOW, this is A-M-A-Z-I-N-G!!!! My thighs were pretty big, so I cut my pieces a bit smaller. The flavors here are perfect! This could not have been easier to make, but it really seems like you sp...
9/18/2013
Chef John, I'd like to meet you some day and give you a big ol' hug! I love the way you cook. I made this for my boys and everyone was amazed by how good it was. And for such a simple dish, i...
10/19/2012
This recipe was absolutely fantastic! Make sure you watch the video before making it because it's got some crucial things in it.
6/10/2012
This was so good. I really can't say enough good things about it. Only made 3 changes, I used oyster sauce instead of fish (just what I had) no cilantro no one likes it, and no jalapeno (didn't...
10/19/2012
4 1/2 Stars- but I'll round up! Seriously one of the best Asian Chicken recipes I've ever made. The chicken was a perfect combination of sweet and spicy, the 1/2 star I took off was because I fo...
7/8/2012
(I thought) I followed the recipe exactly and it took an hour for the sauce to reduce! We eventually ate and everyone loved it (or maybe everyone was just starving). I will try it again and om...
11/4/2012
I am ONLY reviewing the sauce because I went in a different direction with my chicken. I used rotisserie chicken thighs and French cut green beans and almonds. I made the sauce exactly as writte...