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

Main Courses
Asia
Vietnamese
Fruits & Vegetables
Poultry
Vegetables
Chicken

By Annie Petito ･ 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.

SERVES 4 to 6

TIME 1¾ hours

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