A flavorful ginger-braised chicken dish made with marinated drumsticks or thighs. The chicken is marinated in ginger, garlic, shallots, fish sauce, and spices, then cooked with a caramel sauce and coconut water for a rich and savory meal.
1: Wash your chicken. Julienne your ginger.
2: Marinate chicken with julienned ginger, 2 TBSP minced garlic, 2 TBSP minced shallot, 4 TBSP fish sauce, 2 TBSP sugar, 1 TBSP chicken bouillon, and ½ tsp black pepper. Marinate this for 30 mins at room temp.
3: In a wok, add 4 TBSP sugar and 3 TBSP oil, then turn on heat. Melt your sugar/caramelize sugar until it becomes a dark amber color, then add your marinated chicken. Cook the chicken for ~5 minutes or until all the pink is gone.
4: Once all the pink is gone, pour in 24 oz of coco rico/coconut soda/coconut water or water. Bring this to a boil. When this boils, reduce heat, cover with a lid and simmer for 30 minutes. Don’t forget to skim during this process.
5: After 30 minutes, the chicken should be cooked. Taste test the sauce, and if everything is good, crank your heat to high and cook for 5-7 minutes, noting that your sauce will slightly thicken.
6: Garnish with chopped scallion and Thai chilies (this is optional).
