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Posted By Priscilla Tsai on Mon, Jan 31, 2011 at 8:02 AM
I've been making this recipe for Sweet & Spicy Sticky Chicken since it was published in the November 2001 issue of Fine Cooking. That's almost 10 years. I don't think I have many recipes that stand the test of time. I usually cook recipes once, toss, and then look for the next best recipe.
This recipe has stuck around because I really like the flavors here. It's sweet from the brown sugar, spicy from red pepper flakes, and it's pretty salty from soy sauce and fish sauce. Some people don't like fish sauce, but I love it. I'm not really sure how it's made (and I don't think I want to know), but it has a distinct, pungent flavor. You can find it at any Asian grocery store.
The dish is pretty healthy as it calls for boneless, skinless chicken thighs and only requires 1 tablespoon of oil for cooking. Serve it with rice to mellow out the salty sauce.
I've made my own Bento box here ... a little rice, a few chicken thighs, and a side of pickled mustard greens:
Sweet & Spicy Sticky Chicken
Ingredients:
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/4 cup fish sauce
1/3 cup water
3 tablespoons rice wine vinegar
2 tablespoons soy sauce
1 tablespoon minced fresh ginger
1 garlic clove, minced
1/2 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
1/2 teaspoon crushed red chili pepper flakes
1 tablespoon peanut oil or 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
3 scallions, thinly sliced
8 boneless skinless chicken thighs, excess fat removed
fresh cilantro stem (optional)
Directions:
In a bowl, whisk together the brown sugar, fish sauce, water, rice wine vinegar, soy sauce, ginger, garlic, black pepper and crushed red chile flakes.
Heat oil in a large frying pan over medium heat. Add the scallions and cook until soft, about 3 minutes.
Add the thighs and the brown sugar mixture. Turn the heat to high and bring to a boil. As soon as it comes to a boil, reduce the heat to low and simmer, turning the thighs occasionally for about 20 minutes.
Then turn the heat back up to high and cook for another 5 to 10 minutes until sauce thickens and slightly browns chicken. Garnish with cilantro.
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