Ga Kho Gung (Braised Ginger Chicken). One of my favorite Vietnamese braised dishes is ginger chicken or Ga Kho Gung. It's a simple dish of bite-size pieces of chicken, braised and caramelized in a clay pot with ginger, garlic, shallots and fish sauce. It is typically served family-style with steamed rice and a vegetable dish.

Ga (Chicken) Kho (Braised) Gung (Ginger) is great for kids. Making this is quick and easy for the busy parent that wants to provide a nutritional meal for their family. Ga Kho Gung is slightly sweet and salty which hits the taste buds just right! You can cook Ga Kho Gung (Braised Ginger Chicken) using 10 ingredients and 2 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Ga Kho Gung (Braised Ginger Chicken)

Prepare 1 of chicken (6 thighs) dark meat, remove as much fat/skin as possible, and cut into small pieces.
Prepare 3 tbsp of fish sauce.
It's 2 tbsp of sugar.
Prepare 1/2 of onion, chopped(diced).
It's 2 clove of garlic (minced).
You need 1 piece of (about the size of your thumb) ginger, jullian.
It's 1 stalk of green onion (chopped).
It's 1/2 tsp of salt.
Prepare 1 of ground pepper to taste.
Prepare 1 cup of water.

Your child will love this and you can be proud that you made a healthy delicious meal that they love! (aka gà kho gừng, braised chicken with ginger. The scallions and coriander are well worth adding, as they put in a note of freshness the dish is sorely lacking otherwise. I cooked mine in a covered wok because I'm lazy, but if you have a spare claypot, it's also nicer to let the flavours develop. This caramelised ginger chicken (ga kho gung) recipe is a classic Vietnamese home-style dish.

Ga Kho Gung (Braised Ginger Chicken) instructions

On high heat caramelize sugar(about 1 min), then add chicken, garlic, onion, ginger. Stir for 2 minutes or until chicken opaque. Add salt, fish sauce, pepper and water, stir and cover for about 10 min or till chicken cooked.
Garnish with green onion. See how easy it is!.

The chicken is braised in a simple caramel that is infused with ginger, garlic and fish sauce. Easy and simple to make, this recipe is perfect for a quick mid-week dinner. These chicken wings are a favourite in my family. Ginger chicken is a dish of Asian origin, with several versions available. The Vietnamese version is called gà kho gừng.