i tried the Slow Cooker Honey Garlic Chicken recipe from justataste.com, found after i was searching for a delish but easy Asian slow cooker recipe. i adapted it slightly, but found that the original amount of hoisin sauce in the recipe was a bit too much (1/4 cup)... if i make it again i'll decrease that amount to help the honey and garlic flavors balance out a bit more (the recipe below reflects a decreased amount). it doesn't taste like standard Chinese take out, but it is really good especially considering how quick it is.
ingredients list:
- 2 large chicken breasts
- 1/2 cup honey
- 1/2 cup low sodium soy sauce
- 1/4 cup blackberry jam
- 1/8 cup hoisin sauce
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 4 cloves garlic, minced
- 1/4 cup diced onion
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1/2 tsp Asian 5-spice powder
- 1/2 tsp crushed red pepper (omit if you don't want spicey)
- 1 tsp chili oil (also omit if you don't want spicy)
- 1 tbsp cornstarch
- sliced scallions
- toasted sesame seeds
to make:
place chicken breasts in slow cooker on low.
in a medium bowl, whisk together the honey, soy sauce, blackberry jam, hoisin, olive oil, garlic, onion, garlic powder, 5-spice, crushed red pepper and chili oil. pour sauce over the chicken, cover, and cook on low for 4-5 hours until the chicken is fully cooked.
remove chicken from slow cooker, and use 2 forks to shred the chicken into small pieces. place shredded chicken in a large bowl.
pour the sauce from the slow cooker into a as small sauce pan, and set it over medium-high heat. separately, in a small bowl whisk together the cornstarch and some of the slow cooker sauce. stir together to make a slurry, then stir the cornstarch mixture into the saucepan. bring sauce to a boil and cook until it has thickened slightly, about 3 minutes. pour sauce over the chicken stirring to combine. serve the chicken topped with sliced scallions and sesame seeds.
best served over rice or with rice noodles.
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