Two-Way Chicken

Name: Two-Way Chicken
Prep time: 30 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: Makes 4 servings
Ingredients: Chopped fresh cilantro leaves for garnish; Lime wedges for serving, optional; 1 tablespoon corn, grapeseed, or other neutral oil; 1 tablespoon corn, grapeseed, or other neutral oil; 2 tablespoons nam pla, optional; ¼ cup sugar, optional; 1 chicken, 3 to 4 pounds, cut into serving pieces, or 2½ to 3 pounds chicken parts, trimmed of excess fat; 1 chicken, 3 to 4 pounds, cut into serving pieces, or 2½ to 3 pounds chicken parts, trimmed of excess fat; 3 tablespoons soy sauce; 1 tablespoon minced garlic; 1 tablespoon peeled and minced fresh ginger; 1 teaspoon hot red pepper flakes; 1 tablespoon corn, grapeseed, or other neutral oil

Preparation info

Makes
4
servings

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
30 min

Appears in

The Best Recipes in the World

By Mark Bittman

Published 2005

About

Dark, glazed, and bittersweet, this is another marvel of simple cooking from Southeast Asia. It takes no longer than a classic European chicken sauté, yet when you make it you will impress not only your guests but yourself. You can stop after step 2 and have a Thai-style dish, which is good, or proceed to step 3 and have one of the best Vietnamese-style chicken dishes you’ve ever tasted. Either way, serve with rice. For information on Thai fish sauce (nam

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Main course
Southeast Asia

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