Name: Chicken Braised in Ginger and Coconut (Gà Kho Gủ̀ng)
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Vietnamese
Ingredients: 3 tablespoons minced fresh ginger; ½ fresh Thai bird chile, chopped into rings; 1 teaspoon ground black pepper; 2 cups fresh coconut juice or coconut soda such as Coco Rico; ¼ cup fish sauce; Fresh cilantro; 1½ to 2 pounds chicken thighs and legs, skinless; 1 tablespoon olive oil; 3 clove garlic, finely chopped; 2 tablespoons sugar; 2 scallions, sliced into rings

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

Little Saigon Cookbook

By Ann Le

Published 2011

About

On a gloomy day, coming home to this braised chicken dish is better than money in the bank. The chicken is very flavorful and moist, and it falls straight off the bone. It’s perfect with some plain steamed rice over which you’ve drizzled the caramel braising sauce.

Ingredients

1½ to 2 pounds chicken thighs and legs, skinless
3 clove garlic, finely chopped
¼

Method

Clean the chicken pieces and pat dry.
In a small bowl, combine the garlic, fish sauce, black pepper, scallions, 1 tablespoon of the olive oil, the ginger, and chile.
In a clay pot or saucepan, caramelize the sugar until brown. Add the chicken and coat with ca