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Chicken Cooked in Ginger: Ga Ban Kho Gung

Recipe courtesy Luke Nguyen
Show: Luke Nguyen's Vietnam Episode: Bac Ha

Photo: Chicken Cooked in Ginger: Ga Ban Kho Gung

TOTAL TIME: 1 hr 10 min
Prep: 25 min
Inactive Prep: 20 min
Cook: 25 min
 
YIELD: 4 Servings
LEVEL: Easy

ingredients

  • 1 tablespoon sugar
  • 3 tablespoons fish sauce
  • 1 teaspoon oyster sauce
  • 17 1/2 ounces/500 g chicken, chopped into bite-size pieces
  • 2 tablespoons finely sliced fresh ginger
  • 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
  • 2 tablespoons finely diced garlic
  • 1 cup/ 250 ml chicken stock
  • Pinch salt and freshly ground black pepper
  • 4 spring onions ( scallions), sliced into 1 1/2-inch/4 cm lengths
  • 1 long chile, julienned
    • Serving suggestion: Jasmine rice.
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      Directions

      In a mixing bowl combine sugar, fish sauce, and oyster sauce. Mix well, then add the chicken and ginger massaging the marinade into the flesh.

      Cover and place in the refrigerator to marinate for 20 minutes.

      Bring a wok or saucepan to medium heat, then add oil and garlic and cook until fragrant.

      Now turn the heat to high then add the chicken searing all sides. Cover the chicken with the stock, pour in the remaining marinade and bring to the boil.

      Skim off all impurities until clear and cover the pan. Reduce the heat to low and simmer for 15 minutes.

      Add spring onions and freshly ground black pepper, stir and cook for a further minute.

      Transfer to a serving bowl and garnish with chile. Serve with jasmine rice.

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      • on November 02, 2011

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        Fantastic dish and very simple! I used chicken breast and added red peppers as well. Amazing flavor! Thanks Luke!

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      • on September 10, 2011

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        Excellent dish. I prepared it somewhat like Luke, adding soy sauce, sesame oil, and a few other things including a homemade (6 hour chicken stock. Served it with wild rice (Minominn which I received as a gift from a friend up to the Keewenaw Bay Indian Community in Baraga on Lake Superior.

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      • on June 05, 2011

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        Excellent! Very simple. I added veggies. Delicious.

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