Give Chicken a Chance

It was just as good tonight as it was last night.

Of course I'm talking about leftovers. You need to check yourself and get your mind out of the gutter. Or not. But what you should do if you like chicken is try this recipe. It's a little time consuming, but worth every passing minute. The caramelized sauce pairs very well with the chicken and it's as if you might want to eat it for dessert. This will be on our dinner table again and the only thing I might change is too make more of the sauce. Because I wanted to lick the plate and it was gone.

Caramel Chicken

Ingredients

Servings: 4

• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 2½ pounds skin-on, bone-in chicken legs and thighs
• Kosher salt
• 8 garlic cloves, peeled
• ⅓ cup (packed) light brown sugar
• ¼ cup (or more) unseasoned rice vinegar
• 2 slices ¼"-thick slices peeled ginger
• 1 cup low-sodium chicken broth
• ¼ cup reduced-sodium soy sauce
• 2 scallions, thinly sliced
• Cooked white rice (for serving)

 Here's the Directions:

• Heat oil in a large wide heavy pot over medium-high heat. Season chicken with salt and, working in 2 batches, cook until golden brown and crisp, 6–8 minutes per side; transfer to a plate. Add garlic to pot and cook, stirring often, until golden, about 2 minutes; transfer to plate with chicken. Pour off fat from pot.
• Return pot to medium-high heat and add ½ cup water, scraping up browned bits. Add brown sugar; stir to dissolve, then cook, stirring, until mixture thickens and turns a deep amber color, about 4 minutes. Carefully add vinegar (it may bubble up; sugar will crystallize); stir to dissolve sugar.
• Add ginger, broth, and soy sauce, then add chicken, skin side up, and garlic. Bring to a boil, reduce heat, and simmer gently until chicken is cooked through, 20–25 minutes. Transfer chicken to a plate.
• Bring cooking liquid to a boil and cook until thick enough to coat a spoon, about 10 minutes. Return chicken to pot; turn to coat. Top with scallions and serve with rice.

Thank you Bon Appetit (http://www.bonappetit.com/recipe/caramel-chicken) where I came across the recipe.

We had mashed potatoes instead of the rice which was the bomb.com. Oh, and I decorated the mashed potatoes with a few of the scallions that were left over from the chick. Oh my. OH MY. Why haven't I done that before? This meal was a little slice of heaven.

And still delicious the night after.   

It is. Trust me.  And one more thing...you can freeze ginger. I never knew.

It's a great day to be alive, make it a great day!

Melody
xoxo
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Grandma Becker's entry for March 2, 1990
"Beautiful, beautiful day. Cleaned bathroom and washed couple loads-got dinner and then - why should I be so weary. Quite windy. Esther Sch. called-Earl a little better. Jim, Helen in Iowa City. Went to see Helen-Elda & Helen Peters on there too. Tired when came home. Ice cream cone at Hardees. It was our supper. Watched U.S.A. Miss Michigan won".