Vietnamese Caramel Chicken

Name: Vietnamese Caramel Chicken
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 5
Cuisine: Vietnamese
Ingredients: 1 kg chicken thighs; 3 tbsp palm sugar or coconut sugar; 2 tbsp fish sauce; 2 tbsp apple cider vinegar; 1/3 cup water; 6 cloves garlic, minced; 3 pcs green finger chillies, sliced; oil; 2 tbsp fish sauce; freshly ground black pepper

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Vietnamese Caramel Chicken is a pan fried chicken seasoned with fish sauce then cooked in a savory sweet caramel made with palm sugar

Caramel in Chicken? Well it might sound odd but if you come to think of it salty and sweet will always be a perfect combination whether it a dessert or a savoury dish. Time and time again these two flavours had made desserts like salted caramel anything, ginataang halo halo with a pinch of salt, bacon chocolate cupcakes and most of Thai dishes really stand out.

So, what is Caramel Chicken? Basically, this Vietnamese dish is a simple pan-fried chicken coated in a sauce made with melted palm sugar, vinegar and fish sauce with a slight kick of green chillies. Most of the flavour profiles can be found in this one dish, salty, sweet and spicy, it is definitely delicious, it is amazing! Great to serve with Asian side salad alongside some freshly steamed jasmine rice.