Vietnamese Caramel Chicken with Ginger

Name: Vietnamese Caramel Chicken with Ginger
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h 10 min
Cuisine: Vietnamese
Ingredients: 1-2 tablespoons vegetable oil; 6 chicken thighs with skin and bones (see Kitchen Notes); sea salt; black pepper (freshly cracked); 3 garlic cloves (finely chopped); 5 cm ginger (sliced into thin matchsticks); 120 g light brown sugar; 125 ml chicken stock; 250 ml coconut water ((unsweetened)); 3 tablespoons fish sauce; ½ teaspoon sea salt; 1 teaspoon black pepper (freshly cracked); coriander ((cilantro) finely chopped); red chillies (finely chopped); Steamed Jasmine Rice

Instructions

Prep:10minCook:1h

Chicken thighs braised in a sweet and sticky Vietnamese-style caramel sauce. This Vietnamese Caramel Chicken with Ginger is delicious served with steamed rice. Recipe with step-by-step photos.

Updated at: Fri, 14 Aug 2026 00:12:20 GMT