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- Other recipes using a Vietnamese caramel sauce:
- White on Rice Coupleâs Caramel Pork Braised Pork Belly Banh Mi
- Rasa Malaysiaâs Caramel Shrimp (Vietnamese Tom Rim)
- Ravenous Coupleâs Vietnamese Braised Fish in a Claypot (Ca Kho To)
- Wandering Chopsticksâ Vietnamese Braised Pork with Eggs (Thit Heo Kho Trung)
- Vietnamese Caramel Ginger Chicken (Ga Kho)
- Adapted from Fine Cooking Magazine
- 1/3 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup water
- 3 tbsp canola oil
- 1/2 medium onion, finely chopped
- 1/2 cup fresh ginger, peeled, and cut into matchsticks
- 2 garlic cloves, sliced
- 3 lb. bone-in, skinless chicken thighs, fat trimmed, generously seasoned with kosher salt
- 2 tbsp plus 1 tsp fish sauce
- 1/4 tsp kosher salt
- 1/2 tsp freshly ground black pepper
- 1/2 tsp dried red chile flakes
- 3 green onions, thinly sliced
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