Vietnamese-Style Caramel Braised Chicken

Name: Vietnamese-Style Caramel Braised Chicken
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4 serving(s)
Ingredients: 1/4 cup fish sauce; 2 large shallots, finely chopped; 2 medium garlic cloves, minced; 1/8 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes; fresh ground black pepper; 1/4 cup granulated sugar; 6 -8 boneless skinless chicken thighs, trimmed of excess fat and cut into 3/4 wide strips; 1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro

Submitted by evelynathens

"From Fine-Cooking magazine."

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Ready In:: 45mins
Ingredients:: 8
Serves:: 4

ingredients

¹⁄₄ cup fish sauce
2 large shallots, finely chopped
2 medium garlic cloves, minced
¹⁄₈ teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
fresh ground black pepper
¹⁄₄ cup granulated sugar
6 -8 boneless skinless chicken thighs, trimmed of excess fat and cut into 3/4 wide strips
¹⁄₄ cup chopped fresh cilantro

directions

Place chicken thighs on a rimmed baking sheet in a 400º oven for 20 minutes.
In a small bowl, mix the fish sauce and 1/4 Celsius water. In another small bowl, mix the shallots, garlic, red pepper flakes and 1/2 t. black pepper.
Put the sugar and 2 T. water in a 10-inch straight-sided saute pan over medium heat and cook, swirling the pan occasionally, until the sugar dissolves. Let the melted sugar come to a boil and cook, swirling the pan occasionally at first and more frequently as the sugar browns, until it has caramelized to a deep amber color, 5 to 8 minutes.
Remove pan from heat and carefully pour in fish sauce mixture to the pan. Swirl the pan to combine and return to medium heat and bring to a boil. Add the shallot mixture and continue to cook, stirring occasionally until the shallots soften.
Add the chicken pieces, stirring to coat them. Serve sprinkled with cilantro and your favorite rice.