Sunday, May 19, 2013

Slow Cooker Honey Sesame Chicken

Ingredients:
3 lbs boneless skinless chicken thighs (Jakob's partial to white meat)
salt and pepper
3/4 c honey
1/2 c soy sauce
1/2 c minced onion
1/4 c plus 2 tbps ketchup
1 tbsp canola oil
1 tbsp toasted sesame oil
1 tbsp minced or grated fresh ginger
4 cloves of garlic, peeled and minced
3/4 tsp crushed red pepper flakes
4 tsp cornstarch
1/4 c water

Serve with:
Hot fried rice
sesame seeds  and green onion to garnish

Directions:
1. Very lightly season the chicken with salt and pepper and place them in the slow cooker
2. Whisk the honey, soy sauce, onion, ketchup, canola and sesame seed oil, ginger, garlic and pepper flakes together in a bowl and pour over chicken.
3. Cover slow cooker and cook on low for 4 hours or until cooked through.
4. Remove chicken from juices and set aside (keeping it warm)
5. Pour the sauce into a sauce pan and add corstarch to thicken.
6. Garnish Chicken and serve with fried rice.

Notes:
Quick prep, Flavorful, Sweet, Tangy. Easy go to meal. 

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