No pre-frying required, this Crockpot Honey Garlic Rooster is so easy to arrange. Simply chop the hen, combine the sauce components collectively then prepare dinner collectively within the sluggish cooker till the hen is tender. Served with the proper quantity of honey garlic sauce to soak into your rice.
I’ve a few variations of Honey Garlic Rooster on my web site already – with the OG honey garlic hen and Baked honey garlic hen (it’s one among my favorite fakeaway recipes if you happen to couldn’t inform 😋), however I realised I didn’t have a sluggish cooker model!
Why do we want a sluggish cooker model?
- It makes issues loads simpler – prepping within the morning then going about your day and having a scrumptious meal all prepared by dinnertime.
- It helps on these days once we’re all house at totally different occasions. Everybody can seize their portion out of the sluggish cooker once they’re house.
- After all it saves on the washing up too!
📋 Components
Rooster Thighs – I take advantage of hen thigh fillets on this recipe as a result of it withstands lengthy cooking occasions completely – leading to tender and juicy meat. Plus it absorbs all of the flavour from the sauce in the course of the lengthy cooking time!
Rice Vinegar – In the event you can’t get your fingers on this you may substitute it for apple cider vinegar or white wine vinegar.
Seasoning – Use a mix of salt, pepper, garlic powder, and paprika.
The way to make it:
***Full recipe with detailed steps within the recipe card on the finish of this put up***
- Combine the cornflour, seasonings, rice vinegar, sesame oil, darkish soy sauce and garlic in a bowl. Then stir within the inventory, butter, and honey.
- Mix it with the hen within the crock pot, then place a lid on it and prepare dinner on excessive for 3 – 4 hours or low for five – 6 hours.
- Serve over rice and topped with sesame seeds and chopped spring onions (scallions).
Professional Tip
It may not look gentle a number of liquid when it first goes into the sluggish cooker – however don’t add extra. The hen will launch juices too – leading to loads of flavourful sauce that thickens properly (as a result of cornflour we add firstly).
A splendidly wealthy fakeaway recipe!
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🍽️ What to serve it with
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? Incessantly Requested Questions
This dish style finest cooked and served instantly, however you may make it forward too if you happen to desire.
Make the entire dish, then cool, cowl and refrigerate for as much as a day.
Reheat in a pan over a medium warmth, stirring usually, till piping scorching all through – about 7-10 minutes. Place a lid on the pan to maintain the warmth in throughout reheating.
Sure, cool utterly then freeze in an hermetic container. Defrost within the fridge in a single day then you may both reheat as per the directions above or microwave till piping scorching all through.
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Add the hen into the sluggish cooker.
1 kg (2.2lbs) skinless boneless hen thigh fillets
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In a bowl combine collectively the cornflour, salt, pepper, garlic powder, paprika, rice vinegar, sesame oil, darkish soy sauce and garlic. Combine till nicely mixed and all of the cornflour is totally absorbed.
2 tbsp cornflour, ½ tsp salt, ½ tsp pepper, ½ tsp garlic powder, ½ tsp paprika, 1 tbsp rice vinegar, 1 tbsp sesame oil, 2 tbsp darkish soy sauce, 4 cloves of garlic peeled and minced
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Stir within the inventory, butter and honey (don’t be concerned about lumps of butter, they’re going to soften because it cooks).
120 ml (1/2 cup) hen inventory, 2 tbsp unsalted butter, 165 ml (1/2 cup) honey
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Pour the honey garlic sauce combination over the hen and stir collectively.
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Place a lid on the sluggish cooker and prepare dinner on excessive for 3-4 hours or on low for 5-6 hours. In the event you get the possibility, stir as soon as within the final hour or two of cooking, this helps to combine the sauce collectively so it combines properly. Don’t fret if you aren’t getting the probabilities, merely combine it on the finish of cooking.
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Serve with boiled or egg fried rice and a sprinkling of spring onions and sesame seeds.
boiled rice or egg fried rice, chopped spring onions, sesame seeds
Dietary info is approximate, per serving, based mostly on this recipe serving 4 individuals.
Energy: 589kcal | Carbohydrates: 55g | Protein: 50g | Fats: 20g | Saturated Fats: 7g | Polyunsaturated Fats: 4g | Monounsaturated Fats: 6g | Trans Fats: 0.3g | Ldl cholesterol: 253mg | Sodium: 1303mg | Potassium: 693mg | Fiber: 0.5g | Sugar: 49g | Vitamin A: 360IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 39mg | Iron: 3mg
Diet info is routinely calculated, so ought to solely be used as an approximation.
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