Red Cooked Chicken
Ingredients
- 2.5 cm 1in piece of root ginger, grated
- 3 tablespoons tamari
- 1 tablespoon honey
- 3 garlic cloves peeled and finely chopped
- 1 teaspoon sesame oil
- 1 tablespoon rice vinegar or apple cider vinegar
- 1 teaspoon Chinese five spice
- 1½ teaspoons chilli sauce
- 700 g 1lb 8oz boneless, skinless chicken thighs, cut into large bite-sized chunks
- 1½ tablespoons cornflour
- 6 spring onions sliced diagonally
- 200 g 7oz broccolini
- Freshly cracked black pepper
- 2 teaspoons sesame seeds
- 2 teaspoons chopped coriander
- Lime wedges and brown rice to serve
Serves 4 | Calories: 561 per serving
Prep Time: 15 mins | Cook Time: 4-7 hrs |
Instructions
- In a slow cooker pot, mix together the grated ginger, tamari, honey, chopped garlic, sesame oil, rice vinegar (or apple cider vinegar), Chinese five spice, and chilli sauce.
- Stir in the chicken.
- Cover and cook on low for 6 hours, or on high for 3 hours.
- Once done, scoop out the chicken and cover it with foil.
- Stir the cornflour into a little water and add it to the pot.
- If you were cooking on low, turn the slow cooker to high and cook for 15 minutes, stirring until the sauce thickens.
- Return the chicken to the pot along with the white part of the sliced spring onions.
- Stir and cover, then cook on high for another 1 hour until the chicken is tender.
- Steam the broccolini and divide it between serving plates.
- Top with the cooked chicken.
- Spoon the sauce over the top and sprinkle with sesame seeds, the green parts of the sliced spring onions, and chopped coriander.
Notes & Wine Advice
Serve with lime wedges and rice.
Enjoy your red cooked chicken, a flavorful and tender dish!