Vietnamese Braised Ginger Chicken (Gà Kho Gừng)
What is Gà Kho Gừng?
Gà kho gừng is Vietnamese braised ginger chicken. The chicken simmers in a caramelized sauce of fish sauce, soy sauce and coconut soda with plenty of ginger, which gives it a warm, peppery kick. It's a cozy everyday dish served with rice.
This is the style my mom would make it for us - using boneless chicken thighs and sliced into thin pieces. It cooks much faster but still has great flavor. Plus no bones 😁
Vietnamese Braised Ginger Chicken (Gà Kho Gừng)
Ingredients
- 1.5 lb boneless chicken thighs cut into 1" strips
- 3-4 inch piece of ginger skin removed, julienned thin
- ½ head garlic minced
- 4 tablespoon oyster sauce
- 2 tablespoon seasoning sauce
- 1 tablespoon dark thick soy sauce
- ½ tablespoon chicken bouillon
- ½ tablespoon sugar
- 2 tablespoon fish sauce
- 1 cup coco rico soda
- 2 tablespoon cooking oil
Instructions
- Marinate your sliced chicken thighs with oyster sauce, seasoning sauce, dark thick soy sauce, chicken bouillon, sugar, and fish sauce for at least 15 minutes. Overnight is best.
- Prepare your ginger and garlic prior to cooking.
- In a large wok, heat 2 tablespoon cooking oil over medium high heat.
- Once hot, add your garlic and ginger. Sauté for 1 minute.
- Add your marinated chicken. Cook for 3 minutes or until your chicken is no longer pink.
- Add your coco rico soda.
- Turn the heat down to medium-low. We want a low simmer (still bubbling)
- Allow this to simmer for 20 minutes.
- Garnish with fresh green onion or cilantro and Thai peppers if you like spice.
- Serve with rice and fresh vegetables! This sauce goes great with lettuce or Vietnamese herbs too!
