Vietnamese-Style Caramel Chicken with Broccoli

Name: Vietnamese-Style Caramel Chicken with Broccoli
Yield: Serves 4 to 6
Cuisine: 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

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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