Vietnamese Sticky Chicken with Peppers and Onions

A slightly sweet and savory chicken dish with onions and peppers, served over lettuce or Vietnamese Rice Cracker baskets made from rice paper (bánh tráng) . Try this impressive Vietnamese Sticky Chicken.

Vietnamese Sticky Chicken with Peppers and Onions

Ingredients:

• 1.5 lb / 680 gms boneless chicken breasts
• 1 – 2 white onions cut into squares
• 1 small green pepper (capsicum) , cut into squares
• 1 small red pepper (capsicum), cut into squares
• ¼ cup packed brown sugar
• ½ cup water, divided
• 1 Tbsp fresh ginger, grated
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• ¼ tsp chilli flakes or add more for more spice
• 1 tsp crushed black or green pepper corns
• For Marinating: 1 tsp fish sauce ,¼ tsp pepper powder
• Fresh cilantro/ coriander for garnish
• Fresh lettuce/ vietnamese rice paper (bánh tráng)  for serving
• 1- 2 Tbsp oil

Method:

•  Clean the chicken and cut into bite size pieces. Pat dry.
• Mix with ingredients for Marinating and leave aside while you chop / prepare remaining ingredients.
• Heat oil in non- stick pan. Stir fry the chicken for 2 minutes till tender and opaque but not fully cooked. drain and set aside.
• Stir fry the onion and peppers in the remaining oil till softened but still crunchy. Set aside.
• Heat the sugar and half the water in a saucepan over medium heat. Stir occasionally till bubbly and dark brown.
• Now add remaining water, fish sauce, ginger, garlic, pepper and chilli flakes.
• Bring to a simmer. Add the chicken and cook on low till chicken is cooked and sauce is semi- dry.
• Stir in the vegetables and remove from heat.
• Garnish with fresh cilantro/coriander.
• Serve over a bed of herbs / lettuce or fried Rice paper baskets to present attractively. To make the crisp rice paper baskets : use two or three rice paper sheets (bánh tráng)  at a time. Use a spider strainer while deep frying to shape into a basket shape. Lay the fried basket over a plate of fresh mint, cillantro, watercress lettuce etc…The rice paper becomes very crisp much like shrimp crackers except they are plain in flavor.

Vietnamese Sticky Chicken with Peppers and Onions

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