"The Vietnamese chicken we can't get enough of...."
bone-in, skin-on chicken thighs (about 2 lbs), trimmed of any excess fat or skin
fish sauce, divided
lemongrass stalks, minced (about 1/3 cup), divided
neutral cooking oil
granulated sugar, divided
head garlic (about 10 cloves), minced (about 3 tablespoons), divided
Thai bird's eye chilis, minced (about 2 teaspoons), divided
kosher salt, plus more to taste
Freshly ground black pepper
coconut water
cooked jasmine rice