{"id":578,"date":"2009-11-10T17:21:57","date_gmt":"2009-11-11T01:21:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hungryhuy.com\/?p=578"},"modified":"2022-04-19T10:03:29","modified_gmt":"2022-04-19T17:03:29","slug":"recipe-ga-kho-vietnamese-caramelized-chicken","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hungryhuy.com\/recipe-ga-kho-vietnamese-caramelized-chicken\/","title":{"rendered":"G\u00e0 Kho Recipe (Vietnamese Caramelized Chicken)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

G\u00e0 kho is an aromatic, sweet, spicy, and pungent yet balanced combination of flavors that pair amazingly well with chicken. It’s quite easy to make too!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I’ve had the chance to try different recipes of ga kho back at home. When I think about th\u1ecbt kho (dishes with caramelized meats) from my family’s meals, it covers a lot of dishes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Whether it be fish steaks, poultry, beef, hunks of pork<\/a>, or sausage; everything has a version of the caramelized cooking method. And why not? Caramelization creates a delicious sauce that is savory, sweet, spicy, salty, and thick enough to nicely coat whichever meat you decide to cook.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

My cousin came over while I was preparing this dish and asked, “what stinks?!” It was fish sauce and vinegar. A lot of folks shy away from fish sauce because of the smell, but they should give it a shot! I don’t sit around whiffing fish sauce, but it’s a vital flavor component of the dish.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you are really<\/em> afraid of the odor in your house you can always cook it outside or as a last resort substitute soy sauce instead, but the flavor will not be the same.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And if you’re strapped for time and cash, this ga kho recipe is the perfect solution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The marinade<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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All you need to do for the marinade is to combine fish sauce with brown sugar and mix thoroughly to combine, then let it marinate for at least an hour in the fridge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Aromatics and spices<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

This recipe is LOADED with aromatics. Everything here is potent and provides a hefty portion of aromatics. I love the punch of garlic, and shallots which you see a lot in Vietnamese recipes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Ginger goes great with the chicken. The chiles and the jalapeno crank this up a notch but you can scale this up or down as you like. They hold their own the way it’s proportioned in this recipe, to stand up with the rest of the strong flavors. For other chicken recipes with Asian flavors, try my baked chicken thighs<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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G\u00e0 Kho (Vietnamese Caramelized Chicken)<\/h2>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t