Vietnamese Coconut Caramel Chicken

Name: Vietnamese Coconut Caramel Chicken
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 55 min
Total time: 1 h
Cuisine: Vietnamese
Ingredients: 4 large / 5 small chicken thighs (, bone in skin on (Note 1)); 1/2 cup / 80 g brown sugar (, loosely packed); 1 tbsp water; 400 g / 14 oz coconut milk (, low fat (1 can) (Note 2)); 1 1/2 tbsp fish sauce ((Note 3)); 2 1/2 tbsp rice vinegar ((or cider vinegar)); 2 garlic cloves (, minced); 1 eschallot / French onion (, finely sliced (Note 4)); 1/4 tsp white pepper ((or black)); 1 shallot (, finely sliced (green onion / scallion)); 1 large red chilli (, finely sliced)

Instructions

Prep:5minCook:55min

The chicken version of the wildly popular Vietnamese Caramel Pork! It's saucier and made with coconut milk so it has a gorgeous coconut fragrance. It's sweet with savoury undertones, looks thoroughly unimpressive while cooking but then magically transforms in the last 5 minutes. Recipe VIDEO below.

Updated at: Tue, 19 Nov 2024 17:05:34 GMT