How to Make Caramel Chicken - PCOS-Friendly Recipe

How to Make Caramel Chicken
Servings: 4
Lunch

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

  1. 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.
  2. Heat oil over high heat in a skillet. Stir in chicken.
  3. 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.
  4. Pour in the remaining brown sugar mixture; cook until chicken is tender and no longer pink inside, about 5 minutes.
  5. Stir in in peanuts, jalapenos and green onion; cook until warmed through, 2 to 3 minutes.
  6. 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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