Caramelized Black Pepper Chicken

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Take on the takeout with a quick and easy recipe for Caramelized Black Pepper Chicken tossed in a sweet and tangy sauce.

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Caramelized Black Pepper Chicken

Take on the takeout with a quick and easy recipe for caramelized black pepper chicken tossed in a sweet and tangy sauce.

Serve this Caramelized Black Pepper Chicken with Spicy Shrimp and Pineapple Fried Rice, Pot Stickers – Chive and Pork and some Tom Yum Gai – Sour & Spicy Chicken Soup.

  • Author: Charles Phan
  • Prep Time: 25
  • Cook Time: 10
  • Total Time: 35

Ingredients

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  • 1/2 cup dark brown sugar
  • About 1/4 cup fish sauce (nam pla)
  • 1/4 cup water
  • 3 tablespoons rice vinegar
  • 1 teaspoon minced garlic
  • 1 teaspoon finely grated fresh ginger
  • 1 teaspoon coarsely ground pepper
  • 2 fresh Thai chiles, halved, or dried red chiles
  • 1 tablespoon canola oil
  • 1 shallot, thinly sliced
  • 1 pound skinless, boneless chicken thighs, cut into 1-inch pieces
  • 4 cilantro sprigs

Instructions

  1. In a small bowl, combine the sugar, fish sauce, water, rice vinegar, garlic, ginger, pepper and chiles.
  2. Heat the oil in a large deep skillet. Add the shallot and cook over moderate heat until softened, about 4 minutes. Add the fish sauce mixture and the chicken and simmer over high heat until the chicken is cooked through, about 10 minutes. Transfer to a serving bowl, garnish with the cilantro and serve.

Nutrition

  • Serving Size: 4
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