Clay Pot Ginger Chicken

Name: Clay Pot Ginger Chicken
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 2 Tbsps Asian fish sauce; 6 cilantro sprigs, cut into 1-inch lengths; 1 4-inch piece of fresh ginger, peeled and cut into slivers; 1 garlic clove, minced; 1 small onion, cut into thin wedges; 0 teaspoons salt; 2 scallions, cut into 2-inch lengths; 454 grams skinless, boneless chicken thighs, cut into 3-by-1-inch pieces; 2 Tbsps sugar; 2 Thai red chiles, chopped, or 1 teaspoon crushed red pepper; 2 Tbsps vegetable oil; 79 milliliters hot water

Clay Pot Ginger Chicken might be just the main course you are searching for. This gluten free and dairy free recipe serves 4. One portion of this dish contains roughly 23g of protein, 12g of fat, and Head to the store and pick up vegetable oil, sugar, thai chiles, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the salt you could follow this main course with the Apple Turnovers Recipe as a dessert.

Instructions

In a small heavy saucepan, cook 2 tablespoons of the sugar over moderate heat until bubbling and beginning to brown around the edges, 4 minutes. Gradually stir in 1/3 cup of the hot water and simmer for 3 minutes to dissolve the caramel.

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Caramel

Sugar

Water

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Sauce Pan

Remove from the heat.

Heat the oil in a medium Chinese clay pot or in a casserole.

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Cooking Oil

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Pot

Add the chiles, garlic and half of the ginger and stir-fry over moderate heat until fragrant, about 20 seconds.

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Chili Pepper

Garlic

Ginger

Add the chicken, fish sauce, salt and the remaining 2 teaspoons of sugar and stir until the chicken turns white, 3 to 4 minutes.

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Fish Sauce

Whole Chicken

Sugar

Salt

Add the onion wedges, the remaining 1/4 cup of hot water and the caramel sauce and bring to a boil. Cover, reduce the heat to low and simmer until the chicken is cooked through and the sauce is slightly thickened, about 8 minutes.

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Caramel Sauce