Contributed By: rhartford
Food & Wine Mag
At the Slanted Door in San Francisco, chef Charles Phan prepares spectacular Vietnamese specialties like this intensely sweet and savory peppered chicken.
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Total Preparation Time: Less than 15 minutes
Ingredients: Chicken & Turkey
Actual Cooking Time: 15 to 30 minutes
Number of Servings: 4
Origin: Asian
Meal Type: Entree
Ingredients
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
Preparation
In a small bowl, combine the sugar, fish sauce, water, rice vinegar, garlic, ginger, pepper and chiles.
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.
Serve With: Seamed jasmine rice
Cook's Notes
Because fish sauces vary in their saltiness, Phan advises adding the fish sauce to taste.
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