How to Make Caramel Chicken - PCOS-Friendly Recipe
Nutrition per Serving
0
Calories
0g
Protein
0g
Carbs
0g
Fat
Recipe by Chef John
Try Chef John’s version of a wildly popular Vietnamese dish.
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup dark brown sugar
- 1/3 cup cold water
- 1/3 cup fish sauce
- 1/3 cup rice vinegar
- 1 tablespoon soy sauce
- 4 cloves garlic, crushed
- 1 tablespoon fresh grated ginger
- 1 teaspoon vegetable oil
- 8 boneless, skinless chicken thighs, quartered
- 1/2 cup roasted peanuts
- 2 fresh jalapeno peppers, seeded and sliced
- 1 bunch green onions, chopped
- fresh cilantro sprigs, for garnish
Instructions
- Whisk brown sugar, water, fish sauce, rice vinegar, soy sauce, garlic, and ginger in a bowl until brown sugar is completely dissolved, about 1 minute. Set aside.
- Heat oil over high heat in a skillet. Stir in chicken.
- Pour 1/3 cup of the brown sugar mixture over chicken; cook and stir until the brown sugar mixture has a syrup-like consistency, 6 to 7 minutes.
- Pour in the remaining brown sugar mixture; cook until chicken is tender and no longer pink inside, about 5 minutes.
- Stir in in peanuts, jalapenos and green onion; cook until warmed through, 2 to 3 minutes.
- Garnish with cilantro and serve.
PCOS-Friendly Foods in This Recipe
This recipe contains the following foods that may benefit PCOS management: Nuts.
Nuts are a natural source of Inositol, a derivative of Vitamin B (which is often prescribed in the form of supplements for women with PCOS). Inositol can effectively control the symptoms of PCOS by reducing insulin resistance and improving insulin sensitivity.
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