Braised Lemongrass-Chili Chicken Comes Together In No Time

"The Vietnamese chicken we can't get enough of...."

INGREDIENTS
4

bone-in, skin-on chicken thighs (about 2 lbs), trimmed of any excess fat or skin

1/3 c.

fish sauce, divided

3

lemongrass stalks, minced (about 1/3 cup), divided

2 tbsp.

neutral cooking oil

1/3 c.

granulated sugar, divided

1

head garlic (about 10 cloves), minced (about 3 tablespoons), divided  

4

Thai bird's eye chilis, minced (about 2 teaspoons), divided 

2 tsp.

kosher salt, plus more to taste

Freshly ground black pepper  

3/4 c.

coconut water

4 c.

cooked jasmine rice 

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