Vietnamese Caramel Chicken Arepa — Sticky 20-Minute Dinner

Category: Simple Meals  |  Ready in 20 minutes  |  Serves 1 adult or 2 kids  |  Naturally gluten-free

What You Need

• 2 Zavor & Co gluten-free arepas
• 2 chicken thighs, cut into pieces
• 2 tbsp sugar
• 2 tbsp tamari
• 1 tbsp fish sauce
• 1/2 tsp black pepper

How to Make It

1. Melt the sugar in a dry pan over medium heat until it turns amber, 3-4 minutes.
2. Carefully add 2 tbsp water, then the chicken, tamari, fish sauce and pepper.
3. Simmer, turning the chicken, until the sauce is dark, thick and glossy, 12 minutes.
4. Warm the arepas in the toaster on high, 2-3 cycles.
5. Spoon the caramel chicken over each arepa.

About This Recipe

Kho dishes are Vietnamese home cooking at its most comforting — meat simmered in a dark caramel of burnt sugar, fish sauce and pepper until sticky and deeply savory. Use tamari in place of soy sauce.

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