Name: Chicken Wings with Ginger and Caramel Sauce
Yield: Makes 4 servings
Ingredients: Caramel (recipe follows); 1/3 cup sugar; 1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons nam pla (Thai fish sauce); 2 garlic cloves, sliced; 4 shallots, sliced; 2 1/2 pounds chicken wings; One 1-inch piece fresh ginger, julienned; 2 teaspoons cracked black peppercorns, plus more for garnish; 6 sprigs fresh cilantro

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Chicken Wings with Ginger and Caramel SauceCookbook cover image courtesy of Random House

Although the base of this fairly standard Vietnamese dish is a caramel sauce, the garlic, shallots, and black pepper cut through the sweetness like a knife, providing terrific contrast. Since the last 45 minutes of the cooking time are unattended, this is a good dish for a night on which you want to entertain.

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