Ga Kho Gung (Ginger Caramel-Braised Chicken)
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Ingredients
- 600 g chicken thigh fillets, diced
- 40 g fresh ginger
- 40 g caster sugar
- 2 tbsp fish sauce
- 2 shallots
- 2 garlic cloves
- 2 spring onions
Nutrition (per serving)
- Calories
- 248 kcal
- Protein
- 30.8 g
- Carbohydrate
- 14.9 g
- of which sugars
- 11.9 g
- Fat
- 6.9 g
- of which saturates
- 1.8 g
- Fibre
- 0.9 g
- Salt
- 2.10 g
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Method
- 1
Melt the caster sugar in a pot over a medium heat until it turns a deep amber caramel.
- 2
Add the fish sauce and 100ml water, then stir in the chopped shallots, garlic and most of the ginger, cut into matchsticks.
- 3
Add the chicken thigh pieces, stir to coat, and simmer for 20 minutes, stirring occasionally, until the chicken is cooked through with no pink remaining and the sauce has thickened.
- 4
Scatter with the remaining ginger and sliced spring onions and serve with rice.
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