This chicken is all about the sauce, a delicious sauce. Even though it is called caramel chicken the sauce is not too sweet. It is perfectly balanced by the vinegar and soy sauce.
I served this chicken over fried rice, mainly because I wasn't in the mood for plain rice. I have to say I was unsure if the combination would be a good one. But turns out it was an extremely good one.
I told my husband that the original recipe showed serving the chicken over plain rice and he was glad I choose fried rice. He agreed the Caramel Chicken and Fried Rice were the perfect combination.
Caramel Chicken
Ingredients:
- 4 boneless skinless chicken breasts
- 2 tablespoon canola oil
- 8 cloves garlic, peeled
- 1/3 cup packed light brown sugar
- 1/4 cup rice vinegar
- 1/2 cup water
- 1 cup low sodium chicken broth
- 1/4 cup low sodium soy sauce
- 2 green onions, thinly sliced
For Serving (not included in the nutritional info)
Directions:
- Heat oil in a large skillet over medium high heat.
- Add chicken to the skillet and cook on both sides until browned and completely cooked.
- Transfer to a plate and set aside.
- Add whole peeled garlic cloves to the skillet and cook until golden brown, about 2 minutes.
- Transfer to the plate of chicken and set aside.
- Carefully pour water into the hot skillet, scrapping up any browned bits.
- Whisk in brown sugar until dissolved. Stir and cook mixture until it turns a deep amber color, about 4 minutes.
- Carefully add in the vinegar and stir to mix.
- Add in the browned garlic, broth and soy sauce. Bring sauce to a boil and stir often until sauce slightly thickens, about 10 minutes.
- When sauce has thickened, remove garlic, turn heat down to medium low.
- Add chicken turning once to coat, cooking until chicken is heated through.
- Serve over fried rice.
Notes:
The fried rice may be substituted with white rice or brown rice.
Serves: 4
Calories: 403
Total Fat: 10g
Saturated: 0.5g
Polyunsaturated: 2.1g
Monounsaturated: 4.1g
Trans: 0g
Cholesterol: 130mg
Sodium: 767.7mg
Potassium: 675mg
Total Carbs: 21.1g
Dietary Fiber: 0.3g
Sugars: 17.8g
Protein: 53.7g
Vitamin A: 4.8%
Vitamin C: 11.7%
Calcium: 3.1%
Iron: 11.2%
*The nutritional information will vary slightly depending on the brands you use.
*Adapted from The Recipe Critic.
