Main Ingredients:

See below ingredients and instructions of the recipe

Cooking Preparation of the Recipe:

3 lb Chicken 4 Garlic cloves
1 ea Large onion 3 tb Vegetable oil
1 ea Salt 2 tb Lemon grass, minced
1 ts Ground chilies 4 tb Fish sauce (nuoc mam)
1 tb Granulated sugar 1 tb Caramel sauce
1 c Water

Rinse chicken and dry well. Cut into small pieces. Peel garlic and
slice finely. Cut onion into halves lengthwise and then cut
lengthwise into 1/2 inch strips. Heat oil in large frying pan over
medium heat. Add a pinch of salt, garlic and onion. Fry over medium
heat until onion becomes translucent. Add lemon grass and chili. Fry
1 to 2 minutes until fragrant. Add chicken and cook until lightly
browned. Add fish sauce, sugar and caramel sauce. Mix well. Add 1
cup water and cook 45 minutes or until chicen is tender. Stir
occasionally and add more water if necessary. Makes 4 servings.

CARAMEL SAUCE:

Mix 1/2 c sugar with 4 tablespoons of water in heavy saucepan. Bring
to a boil over medium heat and let boil until mixture changes colour.
Turn heat down to low and heat until brown. Add 1/2 cup water to
mixture. Stir until sugar is dissolved. Remove from heat and store
in a jar in the refrigerator.

Submitted By KATHERINE WALDEN On 09-28-95

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