Caramel Chicken

Name: Caramel Chicken
Prep time: 1 h 45 min
Cook time: 1 h 45 min
Total time: 1 h 45 min
Yield: 2
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 473 milliliters chicken broth; 2 servings Cooked white rice (as needed for serving); 8 cloves garlic (peeled); 2 servings Kosher Salt (as needed); 158 milliliters light brown sugar (packed); 118 milliliters reduced-sodium soy sauce; 1 kilograms skin-on, bone-in chicken legs and/ or thighs; 118 milliliters unseasoned rice vinegar; 2 Tbsps vegetable oil

You can never have too many main course recipes, so give Caramel Chicken a try. One serving contains 2493 calories, 126g of protein, and 15g of fat. This recipe serves 2. This recipe covers 28% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. A mixture of unseasoned rice vinegar, skin-on, garlic, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so tasty. To use up the light brown sugar you could follow this main course with the Apricot tart with brown sugar & cinnamon pas

Instructions

Heat oil in a large wide heavy pot over medium-high heat. Season chicken with salt and, working in 2 batches, cook until golden brown and crisp, 6–8 minutes per side; transfer to a plate.

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Whole Chicken

Salt

Cooking Oil

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Pot

Add garlic to pot and cook, stirring often, until golden, about 2 minutes; transfer to plate with chicken.

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Whole Chicken

Garlic

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Pour off fat from pot.Return pot to medium-high heat and add ½ cup water, scraping up browned bits.

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Water

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Add brown sugar; stir to dissolve, then cook, stirring, until mixture thickens and turns a deep amber color, about 4 minutes. Carefully add vinegar (it may bubble up; sugar will crystallize); stir to dissolve sugar.

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Brown Sugar

Vinegar

Sugar

Add ginger, broth, and soy sauce; cook until slightly reduced, about 4 minutes.

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Soy Sauce

Ginger

Broth

Add chicken, skin side up, and garlic. Bring to a boil, reduce heat, and simmer gently until chicken is cooked through, 20–25 minutes.

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Whole Chicken

Garlic

Transfer chicken to a plate and loosely cover foil to keep warm.Bring cooking liquid to a boil and cook until thick enough to coat a spoon, about 10 to 12 minutes. Return chicken to pot; turn to coat. Top with scallions and serve with rice.

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