Gà Kho (Vietnamese Caramelized Chicken)
User Reviews
5.0
57 reviews
Excellent
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Prep Time
1 hr 15 mins
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Cook Time
15 mins
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Total Time
1 hr 45 mins
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Servings
2
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Calories
641 kcal
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Course
Main Course
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Cuisine
Vietnamese
Gà Kho (Vietnamese Caramelized Chicken)
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Packed with aromatics and spice, balanced with fish sauce to season and create the delicious Vietnamese caramelized chicken, which is pretty easy to make!
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Ingredients
Marinade
- 2 tablespoons fish sauce
- 1 tablespoons brown sugar
Meat
- 1.5 .5 lbs chicken drumsticks you can use any cut desired
Sauce
- 1/2 /2 cup brown sugar
- 1/4 /4 cup fish sauce
- 1/4 /4 cup rice vinegar
- 1/4 /4 cup water
- 1 tablespoon ginger minced
- 1 shallot minced
- 3 cloves garlic minced
- vegetable oil for frying
Final Additions / garnish
- 2 sprigs of scallion roughly chopped 1/2″-3/4″ long
- 1 Jalapeño thinly sliced
- 1 Thai chili thinly sliced
Instructions
- Marinade in about 2 tablespoons fish sauce and 1 tablespoons brown sugar for a least 1 hour. Rotate and redistribute marinade after the first 30 minutes.
- Combine for the sauce: 1/2 cup brown sugar, 1/4 cup fish sauce, 1/4 cup rice vinegar, 1/4 cup water
- Then add to the sauce 1 tablespoon minced ginger, 1 minced shallot, and 3 cloves minced garlic.
- Heat a pan on high heat, then add some vegetable oil. Add the chicken and rotate as it browns. This should only take a 1-2 minutes.
- Turn down the heat to about medium so the chicken can cook through.
- Add some of the sauce, just enough to color and kind of baste the meat as it cooks.
- You could add the rest of the sauce now too, but I find it makes more sense to cook them separately so you can control the doneness of the chicken and thickness of the sauce independently.
- Remove the chicken. Add the rest of the sauce and cook on medium high heat until it just reaches desired consistency.
- Add the sliced jalapeno and scallion to cook just slightly as the sauce finishes. If you want more bite to the jalapeno, slice it thicker and don’t let it cook too much (same with the scallion).
Nutrition Information
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Serving
0g
Calories
641kcal
(32%)
Carbohydrates
67g
(22%)
Protein
44g
(88%)
Fat
21g
(32%)
Saturated Fat
6g
(30%)
Cholesterol
210mg
(70%)
Sodium
3951mg
(165%)
Potassium
810mg
(23%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
63g
(126%)
Vitamin A
300IU
(6%)
Vitamin C
17mg
(19%)
Calcium
105mg
(11%)
Iron
3mg
(17%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 2Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 641 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 0g | |
| Calories | 641kcal | 32% |
| Carbohydrates | 67g | 22% |
| Protein | 44g | 88% |
| Fat | 21g | 32% |
| Saturated Fat | 6g | 30% |
| Cholesterol | 210mg | 70% |
| Sodium | 3951mg | 165% |
| Potassium | 810mg | 17% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 63g | 126% |
| Vitamin A | 300IU | 6% |
| Vitamin C | 17mg | 19% |
| Calcium | 105mg | 11% |
| Iron | 3mg | 17% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
Genuine Reviews
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Overall Rating
5.0
57 reviews
Excellent
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