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Caramelized Chicken Recipe Pinoy Food Guide
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Easy Caramelized Chicken Recipe

An easy and yummy way you can cook chicken at home!
Prep Time5 minutes
Cook Time25 minutes
Total Time30 minutes
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Filipino
Keyword: Chicken
Servings: 4
Calories: 350kcal

Equipment

  • Cooking Pan

Ingredients

  • 500 g (1.1 lbs) chicken legs and thigh, or any other part, cut into serving pieces
  • 1 pc medium-sized onion, chopped
  • 4 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1 cup water
  • ½ cup soy sauce
  • ½ cup brown sugar
  • 2 tbsp calamansi juice, (optional)
  • 2 tbsp cooking oil

Instructions

  • In a cooking pan, pour-in and heat oil over medium heat.
  • Add-in the onions, and garlic. Saute until soft and aromatic.
  • Add-in the chicken, then pour-in the soy sauce, and water. Add-in the brown sugar. Bring to a boil.
  • Add-in the calamansi juice. Simmer while making sure that all sides of the chicken are being cooked. Cook until the chicken is tender and the sauce is caramelized and is thickened.
  • Transfer to a serving tray or serving plate. Serve and enjoy!

Notes

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Nutrition

Nutrition Facts
Easy Caramelized Chicken Recipe
Amount Per Serving
Calories 350 Calories from Fat 96
% Daily Value*
Fat 10.7g16%
Saturated Fat 2.1g13%
Cholesterol 96mg32%
Sodium 1884mg82%
Potassium 380mg11%
Carbohydrates 23.8g8%
Fiber 0.9g4%
Sugar 19.3g21%
Protein 38.7g77%
Calcium 51mg5%
Iron 2mg11%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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