Vietnamese-Style Caramel Chicken with Broccoli

Name: Vietnamese-Style Caramel Chicken with Broccoli
Yield: Serves 4 to 6
Cuisine: Asia, Vietnamese
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon, baking soda; 2 pounds, boneless, skinless chicken thighs, trimmed and halved crosswise; 7 tablespoons, sugar; 1/4 cup, fish sauce; 2 tablespoons, grated fresh ginger; 1 pound, broccoli, florets cut into 1-inch pieces, stalks peeled and sliced 1/4 inch thick; 2 teaspoons, cornstarch; 1/2 teaspoon, pepper; 1/2 cup, chopped fresh cilantro leaves and stems

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Appears in Cook's Illustrated May/June 2015, America's Test Kitchen TV

The savory caramel sauce in this braised chicken dish is far more complex than its short ingredient list suggests. The trick, though, is knowing just how long to cook the sugar.

SERVES4 to 6

TIME1¾ hours

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WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

Traditional Vietnamese-style caramel chicken promises a dish that balances a bittersweet caramel with salty and spicy flavors, but most recipes miss the mark. Cooking the caramel until it was a deep, dark color was key to achieving the righ...

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