Sunday, March 7, 2010

Vietnamese Caramelized Chicken - Ga Kho

I came across this recipe for Vietnamese Caramelized Chicken, or Ga Kho, over at Ravenous Couple. It looked scrumptious, and I actually had everything the recipe called for, so I made it.

I was a little worried at first, because of the amount of liquid, and also because said liquid was boiling sugar. Boiling sugar and me do not really get along.


But after a while, the sauce reduced as promised.


And reduced.


Until I was left with this.


Beautiful, shiny, sticky, sweet, sour, spicy. Go make this.

13 comments:

Bob said...

... uhm. Yeah. I need to try this. It looks wicked good.

Vicki said...

Hey Bob - You do. And it is.

Dennis K. said...

Wow looks So good!!

Vicki said...

Hey Dennis - It was delicious! And way less nerve-wracking than I thought it would be.

Christo Gonzales said...

I do not want to make this - I want YOU to send me some...wow!

Vicki said...

Hey Christo - I would, but we ate it all. Maybe next time :)

Astra Libris said...

Thank you so much for your comment on my blog! I'm so glad you introduced me to your beautiful blog! This dish looks out of this world - I can just imagine the sticky caramelized wonderfulness! :-)

Vicki said...

Hi AL - I think "sticky caramelized wonderfulness" is the perfect phrase. Thanks for visiting :)

Ravenous Couple said...

so glad you enjoyed the ga kho!! Nice time lapsed photography too! :)

Vicki said...

RC - Thanks! And thanks for the great recipe :)

caninecologne said...

looks delicious! i just had vietnamese caramelized catfish at the new pho hiep grill in eastlake. they should make this chicken there!

Vicki said...

Hey CC - I haven't tried any of the Pho Hiep's yet, maybe I'll make it down to Linda Vista soon. Catfish sounds great with this sauce.

caninecologne said...

hi - i haven't been to the linda vista location, but the one on telegraph canyon near vons (off the 805 in c.v.) is pretty good.