Caramelized Chicken Ga Kho

The last of the frozen thighs were thawed and needed to find something that I could make with what I have left in the house.

ingredients:

2 1/2 pounds chicken thighs -skinless, you can debone them, I didn't.

3/4 cup brown sugar

1/3 cup fish sauce

1/3 cup rice vinegar

1/3 cup water

4 cloves garlic - crushed

2 tablespoons chopped ginger

2 shallots minced( used green onions)

2 tablespoons vegetable oil


marinade:

2 tablespoons fish sauce

1 tablespoon brown sugar

Directions:

1. In a small bowl combine 2 tablespoons of the fish sauce and 1 tablespoon of the brown sugar and mix well.  Place the chicken in a air tight container and add the fish sauce and brown sugar marinade and let it sit for 1/2 an hour.

2- In a medium bowl make the sauce- mix the brown sugar,water,rice vinegar and the fish sauce and mix until dissolved. Add the ginger, onion and garlic and set aside.

3- Heat the oil to a large pan and place the flat surface of the thigh facing down. Don't touch for a minute and allow to sear. Pour in 1/4 of the sauce.

4- The chicken will caramelize, don't move it around and let it sear.

5- The sauce will start to thicken and the chicken will brown after a few minutes.

Garnish with roasted sesame seeds and green onion tops cut into bite size

adapted slightly from Food