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Ingredients

  • 1 garlic bulb
  • 1 shallot
  • Salt
  • Ground pepper
  • Fish Sauce (Brand: Viet Huong, type: 3 crabs)
  • Chili Oil (Brand: Chow Chui), it’s a blend of different ingredients, more than just chili oil
  • 1 Spanish Onion
  • 3 lbs Chicken Thighs

  1. Sprinkle salt and pepper onto the chicken thigh on both sides and let it sit
  2. Chop/mince the garlic, shallots, and onions
  3. Poor oil in a pan and heat it up
  4. Toss the shallots and onions and stir occasionally
  5. After it is beginning to turn brown, toss in the garlic, and stir occasionally
  6. Before the garlic is about to turn brown, toss the chicken in there
  7. Pour about 2 teaspoons of chili oil over each chicken thigh
  8. Pour a few dashes of fish sauce onto each chicken thigh
  9. Flip each chicken immediately. Reason: I wanna make sure the chili oil and fish sauce is absorbed onto the meat under heat
  10. Grab the sautéed garlic, onion, and shallot and toss it on top of each chicken thigh (optional - I think it helps, but I don’t know)
  11. Set the heat on low-medium and cover the lid. This keeps the moisture in and makes it tender
  12. I’m not sure how long before you flip over the chicken, ~20-30 minutes? A perfectly cooked chicken thigh will be soft and tender, but will not fall apart.