I have been rather hit or miss on cooking chicken in the crock pot. Some things are moist, juicy, and delicious. Other recipes create very dried out, bizarre tasting results. So much so that Mark was not looking forward to this recipe. At all.
Just goes to show that putting off the inevitable is only never wise. Or rewarding. Because this was really good.
INGREDIENTS
enough
chicken parts to feed a family of 4. The original tester used 17 frozen drummettes and wings, I used 3 thighs and 3 breasts cut into smaller pieces.
--2
T soy sauce
--2
chopped cloves of garlic
--1
1/2 t sesame oil
--1/4
t cayenne pepper
--1/3
cup peanut butter
--1/2
t ground ginger
--garnish
with sesame seeds and lime wedges; optional
DIRECTIONS
Put
the peanut butter into your crockpot and turn it to high so it can begin to
melt. Add
the other sauce ingredients. Stir
to mix.
Add
your chicken; toss to coat.
Cover
and cook on low for 6-8 hours, or on high for 4-5. This is done when the
chicken is cooked through and has reached desired tenderness. The longer you
cook it, the more tender it will become, but it may fall off the bone if you
cook too long.
Warning, Warning, Warning! My chicken was not frozen, so I only put it on low for 5 hours. I don't know why this recipe calls for it cooking so long, but watch it very carefully!
VERDICT
This was so good! Just be careful with your cooking time, it needed nowhere near the time listed on the recipe. Of course the meat the original tester used had bones it in, which I suppose will make a difference.
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