Ga Kho Gung

Name: Ga Kho Gung
Yield: 3 servings
Cuisine: Vietnamese
Ingredients: 600g chicken thighs, chopped; A large thumb of ginger, cut into thin matchsticks; 2 tbsp fish sauce; 2 tbsp sugar for the caramel; 2 shallots and 2 garlic cloves, chopped; Black pepper and a chilli

Gà kho gừng/gah kaw GUNG/

Also known as: Vietnamese Ginger Chicken, Caramelised Ginger Chicken

About this dish

Chicken caramelised and braised with lots of ginger, fish sauce and black pepper until sticky and savoury.

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Ingredients

🍗600g chicken thighs, chopped

🫚A large thumb of ginger, cut into thin matchsticks

🐟2 tbsp fish sauce

🍬2 tbsp sugar for the caramel

🧅2 shallots and 2 garlic cloves, chopped

🌶️Black pepper and a chilli

Method

Serves 3

Marinate the chicken with fish sauce, shallots, garlic and pepper for 20 minutes.

Melt the sugar in a pot until it turns a dark amber caramel.

Add the ginger and chicken and stir to coat in the caramel.

Add a splash of water and simmer for 20–25 minutes until the sauce is thick and sticky.

Finish with more black pepper and serve with rice.

✓ What Makes it Authentic

Gà kho gừng is a home-style 'kho' braise eaten with rice, especially on rainy days; the ginger is said to be warming.

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